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Re: 94 Ranger is my Master Cylinder broke?????
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:34:07 -0600, "Hairy" <hairy@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>"kevin" <kevnospam242@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:c5e0t11c177favcvi094o8gjs97sd3cu9f@4ax.com...
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>> My problem started a couple weeks ago. The ABS light came on, aprox
>> 1/2 hour later my brakes were not working properly. The pedal felt
>> all wrong (goes all the way down with no pressure) and it sounded like
>> the breaks were intermittingly stopping (like skidding) when they did
>> work... very dangerous to drive this way.
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>> I took the truck home and checked the fluid, it turns out the fluid is
>> low, so I replaced it, still no puddles in the driveway and from
>> checking the inside (quick look) and around the wheels no leaks.
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>> I took it up to the garage where I bought the truck and the guys up
>> there (without looking at it) say it sounds like it need's a master
>> cylinder. What is your opinion? Is there anything else I should
>> check into before I buy a MC and try to install it myself? Any advise
>> about installing a Master Cylinder?
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>How low was the reservoir? It may take more than a "quick look" to find the
>leaking component. Until you determine where the fluid went, all we can do
>is speculate.
I had a Toyota truck that slowly lost it's master cylinder. No
evidence of fluid leaks anywhere but all symptoms pointed to the
master cylinder. Only when I replaced it did I discover where the
fluid went... Into the vacuum booster and down the inside of the
firewall where it saturated the carpet pad.. Never noticed because of
the rubber floor mats I had down.
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