brakes

[mixerman]

can anybody out there please help me the problem is my brake pedal goes to the floor i am loosing no fluid nowhere if i pump the pedal rapid the pedal stops as normal if i have got to change the seals in M|C what type of fluid will need i.e. what specNo
thanks

[Matt]

Try making sure you have enough fluid, and bleed the system and see if there is an improvment!

[rayofleamington]

Try making sure you have enough fluid

Well done Matt -some sound advice. Sounds like you are pumping air.
'If' there is fluid in the M/C then there may be air in the lines somewhere - and if so, something will need fixing as well as it needing bleeding. (use Dot 4 fluid)
Did this happen overnight or was it gradual - if it was gradual over a year then did you adjust the brakes?
If the M/C is empty you're going to need to find the leak. If you get an air bubble when you press the pedal then it is a leaking secondary seal and probably caused by a corroded bore (needs a new M/C)
The least likely option is that you just need new seals in the M/C, but as new M/C's start at £39.95 (Bull Motif), it's often not worth bothering with a seal kit unless the M/C is good to start with.

[Matt]

Well done Matt -some sound advice

Im not that stupid...... really

[mixerman]

thank-u for your info i will take of the m\c and see what it is like as i think it is the likley culprit
thanks again for having the time to replay

[rayofleamington]

so was it low on fluid?

[mixerman]

[qu
ote="rayofleamington"]so was it low on fluid?[/quote] no it was about
1/2 inch from the main body i think the problem is fluid is passing inside the body of the m\c
phil.

[Willie]

Before you start, if you intend to try fitting a recon kit to your
master cylinder then make sure you have the correct size kit.
The early Masters were 7/8" bore, the later ones are SMALLER
(13/16") so check it out. The bore is stamped on the outside
of the Master Cylinder.