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Finished bleeding brakes. Is this normal.

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Old 07-30-2014, 11:02 PM
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I tracked down my car pulling to the left to a almost clogged the front brake line.

I replaced the lines and bled the brakes with my motive power bleeder.

This may sound silly but what I don't remember is what the peddle feel was before I did the brakes.

The car stops strong but when I press the brake pedal it goes down an inch or so before it gets hard and then the car stops strong. Is this normal or is supposed to be rockhard right at the top?
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...The car stops strong but when I press the brake pedal it goes down an inch or so before it gets hard and then the car stops strong. Is this normal or is supposed to be rockhard right at the top?
Perfectly normal and correct. If you had zero play at the top when the brake fluid gets hot they would pressurize and bind.
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Should I have also bled the master cylinder?
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if you bled the brakes with the power bleeder then you don't need to bleed the MC.

Pedal feel sounds right. good job getting the clog out.



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