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 Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:08 pm |
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my cars brakes have just failed on me luckily i was not far from home and not doing any major speed etc.
it has been raining alot so i thought that might be a problem? when i put my foot down the pedal travelled to the floor with little resistance. I did manage to stop but only after nearly Sh**ing myself as i was going down a small hill with cars parked directly in front at the bottom.
ive checked the pads and can see that they havent worn down, there just over a year old maybe newer. there is no sign of brake fluid loss as i checked the bottle within the engine.
another problem i noticed was when i went to put my handbrake on it had no tension it it and clicked alot. the car was fine in the morning when i used it? anybody got any ideas?
on my last MOT there was an advisory i think about the brake lines but i cant find the MOT slip.
any help would be great thanks
Lee
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Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:50 pm |
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If there is no brake pedal resistabce, you'll probably have a brake fluid leak somewhere.
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Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 8:19 pm |
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Il haver a look underneath the car in daylight, there didnt seem to be any missing from the tank though :S would brake fluid loss affect the hand brake though?
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 3:23 am |
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If u have drums on the rear it sounds like the slave cylinder/s have been leaking...check around the inner of the rear wheels for fluid but if u cant see any there or anywhete else u would be wise to get the drums off and have a closer look...if u have eliminated any fault over the rest of the car the fault should be in the drums.
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 3:52 am |
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thanks il have a look 
Lee
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:12 am |
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I had this and it was the friction material had come away from the brake shoe in the rear drum.
£20 for a new set of shoes and mine was all sorted.
You can check online for your previous MOTs. Not sure if they have the advisories listed though
www.gov.uk/check-mot-h...ry-vehicle
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 7:52 am |
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ive just tested my brakes again and noticed that when i press the brake pedal in when the car is turned off the pedal eventually tightens up again. But when i turn the engine on it goes slack again. another thing i noticed is that when i press the pedal in when the car is on there is a loud air like noise coming from the passenger footwell. Kinda like pressing on a foot pump?
im stumped i do think there might be air in the brake line? also the hand brake is stumping me some times it engages correctly other times it feels too slack :S
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 8:00 am |
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sounds to me like the diaphragm in the servo may have split.
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 8:48 am |
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whats one of them lol, im looking at a trip to the garage aint i?
Lee
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 8:55 am |
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big round black thing lol lol
not sure if this is the right one for your car but this is what one is
compare.ebay.co.uk/lik...amp;crdt=0
inside is a diaphragm which may have split which would make the noise you describe but not 100% sure without seeing the car mate just a internet guess.
but this should not affect your handbrake so bit confused by that as said without seeing the car its very hard to pinpoint on the net
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 4:32 pm |
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Weve given you the correct advice but uve come back on sayin your stuck again without even checking what you were told and totaly ignoring the advice.....id stop giving him advice if he aint gonna take it guys...just pxssin in the wind giving him any help.
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 9:25 am |
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Dude seriously I'm being nice I'm no mechanic so I'm asking for advice and of course I've checked I'm not doing like what you said. Also seriously what's the point of moaning anyway? You got problems?
Lee
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 9:27 am |
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And also, I've been told the back drums by you which ain't correct either , they work fine it's obviously the brake servo as what broadblaster said complys with everything that has gone wrong with the brakes on my car so 
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 9:28 am |
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And also I've done everything people have told me todo as well so why would people be peeing into the wind?
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 9:30 am |
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And I'm not saying I'm stuck at all I haven't said anything about being stuck just that since checking for leaks etc I noticed the noise mentioned before you've really got on my nerves now ranting like I don't take people's advice
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