the pedal goes to the floor and I already changed and bleed master cylinder

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Asked by ts14282 Feb 05, 2014 at 05:43 PM about the 2000 Pontiac Grand Am SE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I bleed the lines after changing master cylinder twice and it was good for a day.. now the pedal goes to the floor again?

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Did you bench bleed the master cylinder first?

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yes two different new master cylinders, checked for leaks in the lines, checked calipers, and the rear drums with no apparent leaks...

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This will need bled first with a computer like a snap on motus and then bleed all brakes.

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bench bleeding is getting the air out of the master cylinder before it is installed. then bleed the system starting at the right rear, left rear, right front, left front

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