Back brakes no fluid getting to them!

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Windowtwkr
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Back brakes no fluid getting to them!

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1985 wagon, not getting fluid to back brakes, replaced master cylinder. Still no back brakes, front brakes work perfectly. Could the proportioning valve be clogged? I'm baffled.
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helipilot77
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Re: Back brakes no fluid getting to them!

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Yeah it's almost certainly the portioning valve. I have pulled them apart before to find them so clogged you would think someone had stuffed it full off clay. Often a good cleaning and a seal kit is all it needs.
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Re: Back brakes no fluid getting to them!

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Cool, that's was my thought.Thanks brother tercel man!
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Windowtwkr
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Re: Back brakes no fluid getting to them!

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Where would I get a seal kit, just o rings?
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Re: Back brakes no fluid getting to them!

Post by teranfirbt »

Could also be the rubber hoses above the axle. Had a friend who had those hoses break off a little flapper inside, acted like a check valve. Although to have both go at the same time would be super odd..
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Re: Back brakes no fluid getting to them!

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Checked line to hoses, no fluid. Thanks for the support
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marlinh
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Re: Back brakes no fluid getting to them!

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Proportioning valves usually limit braking to one front wheel and the opposite rear wheel. It gets activated if you lose fluid in one side of the system. I have not seen one clog up.

Did you bench bleed the master when you put it in? Why did you replace the master cylinder?
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