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My early master cylinder was leaking, and the bore is scored, so I've ordered a replacement cylinder, but the replacement has the front and rear reservoirs switched. I can change the plumbing, but it would be much easier to simply swap the reservoirs. Since I haven't seen anyone talking about...

Hi, today I have been bleeding the brakes on my car after installing some coilovers and encountered a weird problem. Whenever I pump the brakes, it creates a low hissing noise and the brake is spongy. When I turn the car on and press the brakes, it become just very soft and weird feeling. I...

Doing brake job on a 79 model, can't fit the new pads on the rear, turned the piston many many times but it never locked. As of right now, I can fit the inner pads in but not the outer one, it needs about 1-2mm of clearance, while the inner has play. on the Haynes manual, it says "Prior to...

Curious if anyone ever had this happen with front brake rotors.... I went to do a front brake job today on my 240z today and I believe I had the wrong rotors sent to me. When I got the new rotor installed and went to put it back on it seemed to fit fine. The hub lined up fine with the rotor...

Someone.. please help... so this is my first post. I have a 76 280 I bought last year and I’ve been working on it a little. Doesn’t need much honestly the whole thing is completely stock runs and drives nice. The only thing is that the front brakes lock up, I never drive the car a far distance...

Hi everyone, So first post here. Hope you guys can help me with an issue that popped up today. I have a 1977 280z 5spd. I was driving on the highway when the dash Brake light lit up. I noticed the car was having troubles accelerating immediately after. I figured the brakes were sticking so I...

My master cylinder is damaged, I am having a difficult time locating a new or used replacement wit the reservoirs. Can anyone help here, or possibly tell me of an alternative such as another model that may work. Thanks all in advance.