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Old Oct 29, 2015 | 09:23 AM
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IN Brakes soft, go to floors

88 FC GXL has had soft brakes since I got it. Bled the breaks and the pedal still sucks, and goes to the floors under minor braking. Hard braking it holds firms. Any ideas?
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Old Oct 29, 2015 | 09:50 AM
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if you pump the pedal the pedal is stiff? if so, there's still air in the system or the master is bypassing and needs to be replaced(usually this feels like a sinking pedal vs immediately mushy).
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Old Oct 29, 2015 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by RotaryEvolution
if you pump the pedal the pedal is stiff? if so, there's still air in the system or the master is bypassing and needs to be replaced(usually this feels like a sinking pedal vs immediately mushy).
It's stiff for a short time before it falls back to the floor. I think it's the master, as the pedal slowly sinks after being stiff.
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Old Oct 29, 2015 | 10:46 AM
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sounds like it
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Old Oct 31, 2015 | 09:19 PM
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delete this post, I misread the original post.

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Old Oct 31, 2015 | 11:31 PM
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are you losing fluid?
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Old Nov 1, 2015 | 05:43 AM
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Sounds like air in the lines or bad master
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