Brakes do not work

SAVERIO LUCIFERO

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1990 NISSAN 300ZX
V6
RWD
AUTOMATIC
60,000 MILES

Hi, so my dad and I started up the car for the summer and the brakes go all the way down like there is no pressure on the brakes. All we did so far was bleed out the brakes to let air come out and added new brake fluid. But still the brakes go all the way down. Please help.

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CJ MEDEVAC

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Maybe it is the master cylinder.

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Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 AT 10:03 AM

SAVERIO LUCIFERO

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Oh yeah, there are air bubbles coming out of the master cylinder where the brake fluid is.

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Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 AT 10:20 AM

CJ MEDEVAC

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Maybe this could help!

It is long and I have another link within it.

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1998-ford-f-150-cant-get-brakes-bleed

Let me know how this works out for you.

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Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 AT 2:21 PM

KEN L

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This is a classic brake master cylinder failure problem, here is a guide to help you get the problem fixed.

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

Please let us know what you find so it will help others.

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Monday, April 3rd, 2017 AT 7:55 PM

SAVERIO LUCIFERO

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Hey thanks for the answer me and my dad bleed the master cylinder in front on a vice with a master cylinder bleeding kit and it worked fine we saw all kinds of air bubbles coming out we pushed until their was no more air bubbles and re installed it and it work right away my brake pedal were as hard as a rock again thank you