Stupid bloody brakes!!!!

[crazyclark31]

Long story short pulled the right front calliper of the safari tonight as it was sticking. Clamped the brake line to stop air going up.
Put it all back together,prefilled the calliper with fluid, bolted all back together. Jumped in truck pumped the pedal few times hop out to see if its push piston out and nope!?!.
No matter how hard or how many times i pumped the bloody pedal the piston wont move. . Can move piston with fingers. Undo bleed nut and push pedal and fliud fires out. Do it up as normal and pump pedal and nothing???

Is this telling me the master cyilinder is shot? Was working mint as before. Only thing that changed is the calliper coming off and on.
wife is taking truck to chch on friday so need to get sorted
Any help/advice will be muchly appreciated.

Also am taking trailer upto chch on the 22nd and coming home on the 1st april if anyone needs stuff taken up or brought down

[sibainmud]

Despite your best efforts, air may of been introduced to the caliper. Try a 2 person bleed.

Cheers,

[Pondy6]

Sounds like you forgot to take the clamp of the hose hahaha, no offence

[crazyclark31]

nah thanks guys but all sorted. By sheer coincidence the seal in the master cylinder decided to not work. Pull this morning and found it shot.
werid as when i moved it to start working on it they were sweet as.
Ah well sorted now so all good.

[slide]

May not be co-incidence. The piston usually operates in the top part of master cylinder. After pulling calliper apart, the piston would stroke further than usual- possibly into a rough patch in cylinder.
Something not often a problem, but can happen.
Good you got it fixed,
Nath

[crazyclark31]

thats a good point thanks.
After big mission finding part that was actually in town found it is the same kit used in subarus. Guy was cross referencing everything till something came up. Cheers southern brakes and driveline