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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 02:58 PM
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Brakes going to the floor

I've been having this problem forever and I'm losing my mind. My brakes will go to the floor when I'm driving. I've already replaced the master cylinder, bled it, bleed all of the lines with the car on and off, bleed the power steering, and adjusted the LSP. I think it may have something to do with the ABS (By the way, I've got rear-wheel ABS) like it's bypassing it somehow but I'm not sure. Can anyone please help?
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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 03:17 PM
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Year, make, model?
Any recent brake work?
Brakes worn out?
Rear shoes adjusted good?
Any leaks in lines?
Did you follow the FSM bleeding order?
Have you gone along each line, and bleed it at each joint where the line has fittings?
Have you bleed the LSP line from the front brakes connection?
When you pump the pedal, does it get harder?
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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 04:32 PM
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Year, make, model? - 1990 Toyota 4runner 3VZE
Any recent brake work? - No
Brakes worn out? - No
Rear shoes adjusted good? - Yes
Any leaks in lines? - No
Did you follow the FSM bleeding order? - Yes
Have you gone along each line, and bleed it at each joint where the line has fittings? - Yes
Have you bleed the LSP line from the front brakes connection? - Where is that? I've only bleed the LSP itself.
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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 04:56 PM
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Does the brake pedal drop without resistance all the time (as in, you have no brakes ever)? Or does the pedal slowly sink to the floor when you're sitting at a light?

The latter is almost always a leaking master cylinder, or possibly a leaking line (but you'd know that; you'd be out of brake fluid in only a few minutes).

The usual symptom of air in the brake line is "sponginess," or the pedal goes too low all the time, and you have much less braking effect.
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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 05:04 PM
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When I'm slowing down the pedal will sink to the floor and the brakes will kind of work. When I'm sitting at a light I can feel them sink a little bit. Nothing is leaking because I've checked everything and I never lose fluid. My master cylinder is brand new.
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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 05:09 PM
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Does your ebrake work? Serious question BTW.
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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 05:13 PM
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Ebrake works fine.
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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 05:42 PM
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When I'm sitting with my truck on there's a lot of travel before I feel any resistance. When I do the pedal is really spongy and I can easily push it not to floor but I feel it hitting something metallic. If I just apply some pressure to them they will slowly sink down.
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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 05:45 PM
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Your getting air in somewhere... Have you checked your rear wheel cylinders? How far down the system can you get fluid?

Also, your ABS system gets its constant pressure from the power steering pump (system), giving it that pressure when called upon. You will need to check that entire system for leaks and such...

Update:

Here is the link for the relationship bewteen the two systems. I know it's for a 22RE, but I bet the two systems are similar.

http://www.ncttora.com/fsm/1990-1995...e/absactua.pdf

Last edited by snobdds; Dec 18, 2011 at 05:48 PM.
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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by snobdds
Your getting air in somewhere... Have you checked your rear wheel cylinders? How far down the system can you get fluid?

Also, your ABS system gets its constant pressure from the power steering pump (system), giving it that pressure when called upon. You will need to check that entire system for leaks and such...

Update:

Here is the link for the relationship bewteen the two systems. I know it's for a 22RE, but I bet the two systems are similar.

http://www.ncttora.com/fsm/1990-1995...e/absactua.pdf
I know all about that. There's no leaks anywhere. Someone said there's somewhere in the front to bleed the LSP which I've never done so I'll look into it tomorrow.
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 04:39 AM
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See the following link for more information about bleeding the brakes and other issues.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f120...eeding-244093/
Maybe xxxtreme22r can jump in about the LSPV line from the front. I do not have this system, so I can not pinpoint where it is.
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by adamthedroog
I know all about that.

Good, then what's the problem again...?
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 03:09 PM
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i think i got answer for U ..
i've been playing with 5 lspv units; 2 boosters and 4 or 5 master cylinders and i cant get them brakes to work properly again ../,, ; i did calipers job b4, 4 shelfs and afterall 2-ready units; old calipers were 3:1 & 4:2 seized; new/old came out 4:4 both ok, but i think they would fail under pressureized brake system test, there is no other explanation, i think im getting myself NEW rebuild calipers ..
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