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Brake Pedal going to floor - only front brakes working

2 days ago my brake pedal has been going to the floor in order to stop come to find out the front brakes are working but the back ones aren't the brake pads are fine I tried bleeding the lines a little bit of fluid came out then stopped


If you don't have a

If you don't have a restriction in the lines theres a valve called the proportioning valve, it delays braking to the rear so they don't lock up before the fronts have a chance to grab, in vehicles with front disc braks and rear drum brakes. Since I don't have a clue what type of vehicle, year or make your going to have to supply me with more information. Theres also a metering valve and a pressure differential valve. Depending on the vehicle these three vlaves could be combined into one unit. Hope this helps.

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These valves have a very low failure rate.

If you see brake fluid leaking external to the system you need to fix the leak.

If the rear brakes are leaking fluid and it's a drum application, it's probably leaking from the wheel cylinder or possibly a brake hose.

Check the brake fluid level make sure it's topped off.
It wouldn't be a bad idea to flush the system after you have identified the leak.

If no external leaks are found, there could be a problem with the master cylinder internally bypassing as well.

Check the brake system for external leaks, let me know.

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