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    Scary! No brakes. Pedal spongy! Help!

    So I found this out at an intersection. Thankfully stopped in time. I got home ok, I'd say I had about 20% braking. If that. In the garage was a big puddle of fluid near the front wheel. Is it common for a wheel cylinder to pop or fail? This is on a LWB series 3 by the way.

    I have read lots of horror stories about bleeding brakes on these too. Any tips? And is it better to consider kitting the cylinder or replacing it? And should I do both cylinders on the wheel or do the 4 on the front end?

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    series 3 should be a walk in the park...

    man up and buy a series one

    usual rules apply

    bleed master cyl lines then

    do longest line first and work your way to the shortest line.
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    At the very least i would do the 2 in that wheel.

    However, since there are NO second chances with emergency stops, I would do all 4, and flush the fluid in the system.

    Old age/stale fluid are the usual causes of them letting go, and YES, they can just "pop" the seal.

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