Q: Brakes keep going out replaced master cylinder but not helping?
Brakes keep giving out , replaced master cylinder , bled all brakes and still giving out I have to keep loosening bolts that connect lines to master cylnder to relieve the brake fluid and keep pumping brakes and they will work after I do that but as I drive I can feel the brakes giving out ?
My car has 317000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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