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bad master cylinder?

heinie_21

heinie_21

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when i brake hard it pulls hard to the left. so lets see.. if it pulls to the left that would mean that the right front caliper isn't grabbing well? might be siezed? is that reasonble to assume?
my brake pedal is really soft for 75% of the stroke then it firms up right at the last of its stroke. could that just be low brake fluid?

the same thing happened to my land cruiser and it turned out that one of the 2 pistons in the master cylinder went bad, but it was split from front-rear axle so the front axle got like 0 pressure and it all went to the rear and the rear tires would lock up super easy. do you think that is happening here? except instead of a front-rear split it is a diagonal split? that would make it pull to one side wouldn't it?
 
Chevycrew

Chevycrew

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Have you torn apart the front end yet? That might lead you to a caliper issue.


Could just need bled. Low fluid? Have you checked it?
 
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Erik d_lux

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Murray, UT
Just having the front end fully serviced... maybe its not bled on the side that is not working so well?

Did it work before you took it in? Has it worked since you got it back?
 
heinie_21

heinie_21

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the slide pins do look a little rusty. and i remember when i was swapping the new wheels on i had my friend push the brake to get the lug off and then even after stepping off the brake it was like it was still engaged, the pads were still touching the caliper and i couldn't spin it with my hands. what would be a good way to free up the calipers and slide pins to make sure they aren't binding?
 
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