Brake Master Cylinder

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by cornontherob

Hi all, recently, as I continued repairs on deer damage, I've had to replace my brake master cylinder and reservoir. At the moment, the brake pedal falls all the way to the floor, and provides zero braking power, even at little speed. Before I go through the process of bleeding this used master cylinder, is this normal? Should I buy a new OEM master cylinder instead? Or should I just bleed the brakes completely?

Hello Corn,

The master cylinder is not too expensive and is one of the things you may want to but new because IMHO, if you install a used one you will not know how soon the used one will start to leak (old seals..) and you will have to start over again.

Good luck with your repair!