I have no brakes in my ford employer

Asked by GuruJ9FYQ Jul 22, 2020 at 04:28 PM about the 1999 Ford Explorer

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 1999 ford exployer 4 door 4.0 I was driving
one day and lost my brakes no prior warning just
instantly lost pressure in pedal filled it with brake
fluid and bleed the brakes and still have to pump
the pedal up I have a leak from my master cylinder

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OJ answered 4 years ago

Bench bleed a new master cylinder ten install. If you have ABS DO NOT change or empty. I know of no way to bench bleed it. The cylinder is probably 21 years old. There are rubber "O" rings inside the cylinder. The normal travel of the plunger never gets to the furthest end. Rust oftentimes forms at the ends. When the brakes are pumped to their furthest point (all the way to the floor) it can damage the rings. Bleed all the brakes until clear new fluid comes out of all wheel calipers. If finances permit, may want to consider changing pads and calipers..

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