If the fluid is bypassing internally then it isn't going anywhere. It is
simply going past the primary seal and back to the reservoir.


"TeGGer®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "G Funk" <meridithtaylor@bellsouth.net> wrote in
> news:1kf6e.49466$f%4.11930@bignews1.bellsouth.net:
>
>> Help!I have a strange problem with my 94 Accord LX sedan with
>> ABS...whenever I'm stopped at say,a redlight,the brake pedal will keep
>> going dong gradually,like the master cylinder is loosing
>> vacuum.Sometime when stopping,it WILL go all the way to the floor and
>> then the car pulls hard to the left right before it stops.ABS works
>> fine and all fluid levels are good,there's no visible leakage from any
>> of the brake components either.Sticky caliper?Bad master cylinder?Any
>> ideas? Thanks
>
>
> The pedal going to the floor means a leak somewhere.
>
> Are you *quite* certain that the fluid level is NOT declining? That fluid
> is going SOMEWHERE for the pedal to be able to go to the floor.
>
> If the Master Cylinder is leaking, you won't see it because the fluid will
> go into the booster, but you *will* eventually see the fluid level go
> down.
>
> If the leak is elsewhere, you need to remove calipers and drums and peel
> back dust boots until you find the leaking fluid.
>
> If the car is pulling hard to one side, it could be related to the leak,
> or
> it could be a number of other problems unrelated to leakage. There are
> many
> things that will cause pulling.
>
> Your number one priority right now is the find that leak. If the lines are
> not leaking and there are no leaks at the wheels, then your master
> cylinder
> is bad. You can replace it yourself, but there are a couple of gotchas.
>
>
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