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soft brake pedal on 87 740 700 1987

posted by  conaway2 on  Sun Oct 9 15:50 CST 2011
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After sitting undriven for 6 months, the brake pedal goes almost to the floor - it used to be hard after a couple of inches of travel.

I replace the front pads and checked calipers - all looks OK - pedal is still soft. There are no signs of leaking brake fluid.

When the engine is not running, the pedal is firm, with little travel.

What should I be checking at this point - master cylinder ? I haven;t checked the rear brakes - could a frozen rear caliper cause this ?

thanks - Jim






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New soft brake pedal on 87 740 [700][1987]
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