brake pedal going to the floor.

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brake pedal going to the floor.

By egcivicboy
- Mon Aug 27, 2012 7:26 pm #314359 So my hatch has recently been doing this thing where if i stop facing down hill and i brake it works right at first then it slowly depresses further and further until its on the floor then i start to roll forward. Any ideas?
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By JDMLYFE
- Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:31 pm #314366 maybe air bubbles in the brake line?
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By egcivicboy
- Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:53 pm #314374 checked my master cylinder and this is what i found.

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Also i did a test on a road with a very slight downgrade, just barely a hill. same thing happens.
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By egcivicboy
- Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:09 pm #314375 could the master cylinder just have gone bad? cause there's no leaks that i can find. and if it were air bubbles it wouldn't happen all the time, i think?

just my thoughts.
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By JDMLYFE
- Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:37 pm #314378 im not 100% sure.. last week my brake pedal went right to the floor, and had no brakes at all. it was my rear wheel cylinder, maybe you have a small leak and cant see it because its inside the drum
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By egcivicboy
- Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:40 pm #314380 Sounds like it could be logical. But my car has the dc2 rear disc conversion.
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