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Old 07-06-2008, 03:10 PM
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this is a 94 civic ex non abs, rear disc conversion
new brake fluid
bled 3 times now
not loosing any fluid


so i swapped in rear disc with a 30/40 prop valve. bled the brakes. and was having problems when i was on a hill the brake pedal would start to fade and then i would pump it and it would hold pressure for a little longer.

so i swapped over to a early prelude mc that is 15/16 and im still having problems with the brake fade. in the next couple days im gonna get a brake bleeding machine and try that.

otherwise do you guys know why the brake pedal would be fading like this? what causes it usually? with a little pressure i can feel it fade almost to the floor
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brake fade is when the pads, rotors and fluid heats up and doesnt slow you down like it should.

your problem just sounds like you have a leak, a line is expanding or one of your seals, probably in your mc is bad.
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might be the mc. but i cant imagine my old one goin bad and now the new one having a bad seal to.

when you put on a new mc do you have to bench bleed it??? cause i didnt.

also there is no leaks anywhere i have never once been low on fluid and the fluid in the system is brand new.
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you can bench bleed it on the car, but yeah, you will put air into your system without bleeding it before hooking up the lines.
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how do you go about capping the ports off on the mc???
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you dont cap them off when you bleed it. you need to get a bench bleed kit with comes with lines and nipples to screw into the mc line holes.
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ok i will check around town tomorrow to see what i can come up with,. thanks for the help
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