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    sparky34 Guest

    Variable brake pedal height

    Have a 96 petrol with ABS brakes, they operate as well as Disco brakes do including ABS function most of the time but occasionally say every every 20 pushes the pedal goes a lot further to the floor than normal, have bleed brakes and there is no feel that they pump up like brakes with air in the system do.
    I suspect the master cylinder is on the way out, anyone suggest any other possible cause or checks before i replace the master cylinder, is it worth buying a kit or replace complete MC unit.

    Sparky

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    Quote Originally Posted by sparky34 View Post
    Have a 96 petrol with ABS brakes, they operate as well as Disco brakes do including ABS function most of the time but occasionally say every every 20 pushes the pedal goes a lot further to the floor than normal, have bleed brakes and there is no feel that they pump up like brakes with air in the system do.
    I suspect the master cylinder is on the way out, anyone suggest any other possible cause or checks before i replace the master cylinder, is it worth buying a kit or replace complete MC unit.

    Sparky
    Quote:" is it worth buying a kit or replace complete MC unit."
    Depends on price and your abilities with the tools, not hard, a diagram of the order in which the seals and valves come off and the seals orientation would help.
    Normally re: brake work I would suggest brake work be handled by an expert on brakes, but buying a fully assembled M/C could be the way, as I said, depends on cost, Regards Frank.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sparky34 View Post
    Have a 96 petrol with ABS brakes, they operate as well as Disco brakes do including ABS function most of the time but occasionally say every every 20 pushes the pedal goes a lot further to the floor than normal, have bleed brakes and there is no feel that they pump up like brakes with air in the system do.
    I suspect the master cylinder is on the way out, anyone suggest any other possible cause or checks before i replace the master cylinder, is it worth buying a kit or replace complete MC unit.

    Sparky
    As far as I know a 96 Disco ABS master cylinder is not rebuildable. There are no kits that I am aware of.

    Tom.
    1996 Disco 1 300TDI manual - Lucille a cantankerous red head! :D
    1997 Disco 1 300TDI Auto - sold

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