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Brakes do not work

Tiny
MRZAPPA
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  • 1983 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO
  • 2.8L
  • V6
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 130,000 MILES
I bled my brakes after installing new brake pads like I have done numerous times on all of my cars and trucks. I have also replaced discs and calipers. They worked fine on the test drive and to the grocery store. The next morning when I pulled out of the driveway I had no stopping power what so ever. I couldn't park in way driveway for fear of crashing thru the backyard fence.
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Wednesday, December 4th, 2019 AT 6:30 PM

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Tiny
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Good evening,

Does the system have any leaks? Is the fluid low?

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/brake-pedal-goes-to-the-floor

If not a good chance the master cylinder has failed internally.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-brake-master-cylinder

Roy
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