No brakes (pedal to the floor)

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Asked by Moon_Angel Mar 24, 2018 at 02:00 AM about the 1998 Honda Civic LX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have bled my entire brake system four times after
replacing master cylinder (bench bled), wheel
cylinders, calipers, rotors and new brake pads.
When I bleed each brake they do not stiffen, just
little bit but when I check the bleeder to see if the
tubing I have on it has any air bubbles there is
none. My pedal is firm when the car is off but once
I turn the car on the brake pedal goes all the way to
the floor easily and does not firm up even after
pumping it. Anyone know what this could be?

4 Answers

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It is a new MC, i grabbed a reverse pressure bleeder and have done a bench bleed on the Master Cylinder on all four wheels again, the pedal feels hard when the engine is off but when i go and turn the engine on the pedal just goes to the floor and feels very soft

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Check that the rear inner pad nipple is aligned with the grove in the caliper piston recess.

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some people won't agree with this but it does work sometimes, if your sure all your parts are installed correctly [you rear pistons are aligned properly, your rotors are clocked right, you dont have rust behind the rotor] you can try opening all the bleeders and depressing the brake pedal hard a few times and then letting the pedal up slow. after you do this go around to each corner and re bleed. ive had to do this on a few different makes/models.

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