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Brakes work sometime
Sent to Car Experts November 11 04:33 PM

I have a 93 lincoln coninental, I just recently changed the rear brakes. someimes it stops and sometimes it won’t. Is there something I should be looking for I bled the brakes, top off the fluid, but I still have the same problem.

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November 11 5:38 PM (1 hour and 5 minutes and 25 seconds later)
         
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 Whats happening when it won't stop? Is the peddel going to the floor? is it a high hard peddel what? need more to go on then "it  stops and somtimes it won't".
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November 12 1:59 PM (20 hours and 20 minutes and 22 seconds later)
         
Response to enginboy's Post: The pedal goes to the floor.
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November 12 4:09 PM (2 hours and 9 minutes and 41 seconds later)
         
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 First thing to do is check the fluid if the level is low you have a pressure leak look for fluid on the ground and coming out of the back of the master cylinder. If the fluid level is ok the master cylinder is by passing and needs to be replaced.

  Often times people replace the brake shoes and ignore adjusting the brakes afterwards if this is the case you must adjust the rear brakes first.

  If the peddle comes up after a few pumps chances are a brake adjustment will cure the  problem.

   If you have a good peddle on the first couple pumps and then rest your foot on the peddel and it slowly goes to the flour it's probably a bad master cylinder.

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