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Master cylinder

Post by MCHUDD » 16 Sep 2017 11:49 am

Hi to all you tech people
This maybe a silly question but is there any other way
other than the master cylinder, that the system can
draw in air?
Cheers Mark.
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Re: Master cylinder

Post by 360beast » 16 Sep 2017 12:32 pm

Wheel cylinder seals leaking, perished brake hoses, rusted through brake pipe, caliper seals perished, seals between m/c and reservoir and the m/c can be rusted through and leaking in to the servo.

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Re: Master cylinder

Post by Ride_on » 13 Oct 2017 12:03 am

Also the fluid can get locked in the resevoir if the seals between the resevoir and master cylinder have flowed into the master cylinder blocking the fluid entry.
1980 345 DL_______1987 360 GLE (project car restored to GLT spec and B230FT'd)
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
1985 340 GL_______1986 340 1.4
1985 360 GLS______1995 940 SE 2.3 Turbo Estate (daily)
1987 340 GL 1.7

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Re: Master cylinder

Post by Ride_on » 13 Oct 2017 12:04 am

On the 360 its can also feel like air if the rear adjuster is not quite working right, mine are still a bit intermittent, even though all clean and assembled correct AFAIK.
1980 345 DL_______1987 360 GLE (project car restored to GLT spec and B230FT'd)
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
1985 340 GL_______1986 340 1.4
1985 360 GLS______1995 940 SE 2.3 Turbo Estate (daily)
1987 340 GL 1.7

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Re: Master cylinder

Post by bogbasic » 14 Oct 2017 03:37 pm

Ahhh, the good old 360 brake pedal which goes 90 percent to the floor......
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
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Re: Master cylinder

Post by 360beast » 14 Oct 2017 09:59 pm

Ride_on wrote:On the 360 its can also feel like air if the rear adjuster is not quite working right, mine are still a bit intermittent, even though all clean and assembled correct AFAIK.
I didn't know this, might be worth taking a look at the adjuster on my 84.

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Re: Master cylinder

Post by bogbasic » 02 Nov 2017 07:39 pm

Just get on and bleed them, you know it makes all the difference.
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
More info here!

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