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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 07:19 AM
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Exclamation soft brakes on '92 sc300

when i press my brakes, car barely stops, brake pedal must be floored real hard

what are things i can check out to solve the issue
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 08:04 AM
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Air in the brake lines

Boiled brake fluid

Bad brake line

Bad master cylinder

Brake fluid on pads
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 10:18 AM
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basically what good2go covered..



does your brake pedal slowly start to sink to the floor if your holding on the brakes? like sitting at a stoplight or something..

i'd definetly start by looking at your brake master cylinder, check the level and condition of your brake fluid..
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 07:13 PM
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brake fluid seems to be fillled up and is full,
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 09:40 PM
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you could have a bad brake master cylender but if u need sc brakes hit me up i have a complete front set sitting in my garage
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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is your pedal going to the floor or is it still up and hard to press down?

-if its dumping to the floor then id see a problem with the master cylinder.

-if its a tough pedal, like youre on the leg press tryin to push it down, then its most likely the brake booster, or the vacuum line to the booster.
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 10:46 PM
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Bleed your brakes before you replace anything, it could something as simple as bad brake fluid and/or an air bubble in the system.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 02:27 AM
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Originally Posted by t70 supra
you could have a bad brake master cylender but if u need sc brakes hit me up i have a complete front set sitting in my garage
how much do u want for them? i need brakes bad
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