little, no brakes

[catmanzr]

Went to step on the brake pedal on my '87 ranger yesterday and felt a pop as i pushed it down now there is nothing. i,m thinkin master cylinder. what u guys think?

 

[Rockstar04]

All the brake lines good?? That what I normally think of when you say there was a "pop".

 

[CHKNFKR]

Last time i pressed the brake, felt a pop, and lost pedal i had a pad explode. It let the pistons overextend into the rotor and tore the seals.

It could be the anything from the seals in the caliper to the lines, to the master. First check to see how much fluid you lost, then start looking for the leak. Most brake failures happen in soft spots like seals and fittings and so on. Typically i start at the corners and work my way in and up to the master cylinder.

 

[catmanzr]

can't even bleed brakes, won't push any fluid out the fronts.


also whats a guy do if u cant break the rear bleeders loose. cant even get a wrench on one because of rust.

 

[martin]

If you can't get the bleeders open just change the wheel cylinders, they're cheap.