Brakes 1972 Chev corvette

Asked by Vette72 Nov 25, 2018 at 07:38 PM about the 1972 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The brake petal goes all the way to
floor and barely stops car. All the fluid
in the master cylinder closest to the
windshield empty out

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KenF answered 5 years ago

Got a bad master cylinder or a big leak somewhere. Refill the brake fluid, and pump the brakes while parked and look for leaks. If no leaks, then likely a bad MC.

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