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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 11:23 PM
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I have a 1999 F-150. This sounds funny but my brake pedal goes to the floor if you push hard enough but I have good stopping power. I have installed a new master cylinder ( bench bleed it), replaced rear brakes. Made sure the rear calipers pins are free. Checked front calipers and the pins are free also. Bleed the system 3 times. The unit stops good but the pedal goes a long way. You can pump the brakes forever and the pedal never gets solid. I thought the first master cyl. was bad so I put another new one on and it is like the first. No brake or abs light on the dash comes on. Any clues as to what is wrong?
 
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Old Apr 12, 2014 | 04:53 AM
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Did you bleed the system after you installed the new master cylinder or just bench bleed? Might still have some air trapped in it.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2014 | 10:27 AM
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I have bleed the complete system 3 times. The one part that is reused in the system is the fitting that screws back into the master cyl. It could be a bad part or not. It looks like a plastic coil inside and who knows what else.
 
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