Master Cylinder

[j cAT]

Originally Posted by vgames33

Sorry, I never posted when I found out what the problem was. The drivers side rear caliper was defective. It started visibly leaking after a while.

thanks for that info..... now that makes sense,, soft,, falling pedal was a leak.... what is strange is the new caliper was defective.......where did you buy it,,, and who was the manufacturer......??????

[tripletdaddy]

Mrbreezeet1, thanks for your useful info!

[vgames33]

I seem to have a thing for defective rear calipers. I went through more than one on my '83 Toronado a few years ago.

This set came from Advance Auto Parts. I think the (re)manufacturer was Cardone.

[j cAT]

Originally Posted by vgames33

I seem to have a thing for defective rear calipers. I went through more than one on my '83 Toronado a few years ago.

This set came from Advance Auto Parts. I think the (re)manufacturer was Cardone.

thanks as i use that auto parts store at times...i got a thermostat for my 5.3 sil there and its slow to get temp to normal after 4months of use ,,, lifetime warrantee,, but the original is still better then this new one....i'll be replacing it shortly..

[UncleBob]

we have a saying at the shop. Its "you've been cardoned!"

Kind of like saying, "you've been scammed!"

cardone = crap

[vgames33]

Originally Posted by UncleBob

we have a saying at the shop. Its "you've been cardoned!"

Kind of like saying, "you've been scammed!"

cardone = crap

That's not cool. I thought that cardone was a good brand, since it was the first of about 10 that held up on the Toronado.

Any suggested brands? I'm sick of spending weeks in the garage and looking like I don't know what I'm doing beacause of faulty parts.

I'll be installing the replacement caliper on the Maxima tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes.

[UncleBob]

Originally Posted by vgames33

Any suggested brands?

as far as remans? Not really.

Not very helpful, but stay away from anything that comes in a white box.....or anything from Centric

And anything reman'd in general.

Like I said, not very helpful.

[UncleBob]

I should add, reman calipers aren't usually a sore spot (far from unheard of, but not like many other areas....such as anything dealing with electronics)

Some categories, all you can get for reasonable prices are remans. This is one of them. I deal mostly with carquest reman calipers, and we have a pretty good success rate with them. But I'm not sure who they go through....as with most part stores, they are just relabeling it.

But I have delt with a lot of centric and cardone calipers. I'd say its 1 in 20 sets that I have problems with. Thats very good compared to other components

some manufacturers do offer remans, I should point out. I'd trust them a lot more than "white box" remans, such as cardone. Might be worth checking on.

[mrbreezeet1]

Originally Posted by vgames33

I'll be installing the replacement caliper on the Maxima tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes.

Yea let us know how it works out.
I've got a few bad wheel bearings(front) from advance, one had a 1/4" of play in it. Or ABS sensors that went open,turning on the ABS and traction lights.
Customer took it to the dealer and told them open sensor XX front bearing, and I checked it with an ohm meter, (No Reading)
So when I had that problem on other car's, I checked both bearing sensors and found one open, and was able to fix the traction control/ABS light problem. These were GM cars.
Usually had pretty good luck with there calapiars,(Advance)not sure what the brand was.
Auto zone and advance were always pretty good about there warranty's though.
Auto zone just ordered me a new $80.00 flex pipe for my excort under warranty,still had in in there computer from 5 years ago from another state, using my old phone #.Didn't even neet the recipet.
Tony

[vgames33]

Well. The new caliper didn't help much. The pedal came up higher than its ever been, but still falls to the floor with the engine running. It doesn't pump up much, but once you stop pumping, it sinks right to the floor. I see no air coming from the bleeders.

[vgames33]

The new caliper didn't help much. The pedal is much higher than its ever been, but it still bottoms out once the engine is started. If you pump the pedal, it will slowly come up, but sink as soon as you stop. Once the engine is stopped and the booster depleted, the pedal will return to its nice, high spot. It doesn't sink if you hold the pedal with the engine off.

[vgames33]

Woo. Finally made some progress. The brake lines for the rear were leaking, but the fluid was pooling in a mud guard and we didn't see it. Hopefully we can get this car back on the road tomorrow.

[j cAT]

Originally Posted by vgames33

Woo. Finally made some progress. The brake lines for the rear were leaking, but the fluid was pooling in a mud guard and we didn't see it. Hopefully we can get this car back on the road tomorrow.

this is what i would expect to find, leaks causing brake pedal to drop....


you now must inspect all brake lines and replace any that are rusted as when you need a full brake the lines may blow out...


whenever fluid levels drop you have a leak.... brake fluid should very slowly drop as the pads/shoes wear...if it is required to add fluid beyond this you have a leak...