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I have a problem with the brakes on my Accord 95 Ex. After coming to a stop the brake pedal start slower moving to the floor. can someone tell me how to fix this problem.

Thanks for the help

 

sounds like it's a bad brake master cylinder.

 

Definitely sounds like a master cylinder. My 1994 Accord EX did the exact same thing and that's precisely what it was.

You're gonna probably have to replace it with a new one (~$110) and then have a buddy help you bleed all the brakes and add some more fluid.

 

also, when replacing the brake master cylinder, be sure to bench bleed it. Here is a post by JimBlake describing the process (found this in another thread).

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JimBlake &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Bench bleeding is just pumping fluid thru the MC, getting the bubbles out before you install it into the car. There's not much to a bench-bleeding 'kit' that you can't make up yourself.

Buy a couple brake lines from the store, to fit the MC. Put them in, bend them around so they pour back into the reservoir. Then fill the reservoir & pump it so the fluid squirts thru those lines back into the reservoir. Eventually it'll quit spitting air bubbles, & you'll get only liquid from those lines.

Maybe you can find some rubber or plastic hose (or plugs) that fit into the MC. That would work OK since there's no pressure in those lines when you bench-bleed.

Now the messy part... When you take those lines off, to install the actual brake lines of the car, brake fluid will pour out & make a mess. Wash it down because it'll eat your paint. Then you can bleed the brake system in the car.

I think that if you don't bench-bleed the MC, you'll probably be OK. It'll just take longer to bleed the brake system in the car, because at first it'll be tough to get the air out of the MC itself.</TD></TR></TABLE>