2000 Ford Explorer they completely gone!

2000 FORD EXPLORER
160,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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PRETTIYUNGTHANG86
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i accidently put a small amount of power steering fluid in my brake resivour. after a few days my brakes went all the way to the floor and now they are gone all the way. i am trying to replace the master cyl. now. if this doesnt work what else should i do?? i am still paying payment on this car!
Oct 4, 2010 at 12:20 PM
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WRENCHTECH
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You have a very serious and expensive problem. If you have caught this immediately and never driven the car before changing the master, you may have gotten away with it but at this point you are going to have to change every single component in the brake system that has rubber in it and then thoroughly flush the brake system because everything is contaminated. That means master cylinder, calipers, wheel cylinders, all rubber flex hoses and possibly the ABS hydraulic unit. If you try to short cut this process, it will come back to haunt you and you will have replace everything all over again.
Oct 4, 2010 at 1:04 PM
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