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Old Apr 15, 2026 | 03:02 PM
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1993 XJ 4x4. Need help. I have a new Master Cylinder, Booster, all have been bled fully, no leaks anywhere, still no brakes, what else could be wrong?
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Old Apr 15, 2026 | 04:44 PM
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Did you adjust your rear drums so they're just lightly dragging?
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Old Apr 16, 2026 | 05:42 AM
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Did you adjust your rear drums so they're just lightly dragging?
Yep, sure did.
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Old Apr 16, 2026 | 01:13 PM
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Did you bleed the Prop valve ?
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Old May 4, 2026 | 12:01 PM
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Did you bleed the Prop valve ?
No, I did not but I will...I'm getting great fluid flow to all 4 wheels. Would I still need to bleed it?
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Got the front calipers swapped left to right ?
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Old May 8, 2026 | 09:15 AM
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Got the front calipers swapped left to right ?
They have never been removed since I have owned the jeep and that's been almost 3 years
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Old May 8, 2026 | 09:41 AM
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Still no brakes? None at all? How did you bleed the master? Did you adjust the screw on the booster out to where the old one was?
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Old May 8, 2026 | 04:40 PM
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Still no brakes? None at all? How did you bleed the master? Did you adjust the screw on the booster out to where the old one was?
I bought a kit to bleed the master while it was on the jeep. Adjusted the screw, yes. I just removed the master and had it warrantied so I'm going to replace it with the new one, bleed everything again and I will get back on this when I finish.
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Old May 10, 2026 | 08:06 PM
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FIXED! Come to find out, the adjustment screw in the booster was 1/4" too short, replaced it with a longer one and I now have better brakes than I ever have had on this Jeep. Thank you all for trying to help me with this problem, greatly appreciated.
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