LAtaxi wrote:
Thanks Mr T!
I'll give the clamp trick a try.
If I isolate it to one brake, do you think it's a case of just replacing the cylinder for that wheel?
Also If I clamp them off and they still feel like crap is that a indicator that the master cylinder need replacing?
I can’t tell you what’s wrong with your brakes because I can’t see them and it would be dangerous for me to even try, what I can say is that spongy breaks is usually down to fluid leaking from a cylinder so what you look for is a wet cylinder, 2 if your pedal feels like it is going up and down under your foot then that can be caused by rear brake drums, Usually someone has taken them off using a hammer, when you take drums off and look at the inside you can usually see discolouration marks, a blueish tinge where the hammer has hit the drum and the dents get hot, if your front wheel bearing is worn or loose, it will make the front brake disc to open and close the front pads and your foot brake goes up and down, if you have locked up all the pipes and your pedal is rubbish obviously after everything has been bled, then that would point to the master cylinder, when the master cylinder tends to have problems the brake fluid in the reservoir goes black.