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csweatherston
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7th Dec 06 at 18:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
erm...earlier today i was driving as normal....and my brake pedal dropped nearly to the floor...........now none of my brakes lock when i i fully depress the pedal...

i checked and adjusted the rear brakes - there fine, adjusting them made it a bit better....
all the hoses are fine.
front discs and pads are fine.

i also took the spring off the compensator (due to my 70mm lowness).....

any ideas?..

master cylinder?
Griffin Autosport
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7th Dec 06 at 19:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sounds like master cylinder to me mate
csweatherston
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7th Dec 06 at 19:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hmmm.....
someone suggested trying some braided lines......
i hope it isnt the master cylinder as that would be a major ball ache
csweatherston
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7th Dec 06 at 20:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
anyone elses views?
mattievRS
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7th Dec 06 at 22:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
id say master cylinder but have you checked the brake lines for cracks(hairline too)?
csweatherston
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hmm...at the weekend i9 think ill get some braided lines and do a full fluid change...hope the pedal gets better....

if not then i guess itll be a new master
Dean_W
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8th Dec 06 at 09:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If it's failed all of a sudden, it's got to be a leak of some sort. Maybe a split line or knackered master cylinder.

Have you checked the rear lines?
dannymccann
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8th Dec 06 at 15:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
brake servo come into this?
csweatherston
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8th Dec 06 at 16:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if the servo goes...the pedal should be rock solid.....

all the lines are fine......unless the cylinders got a leak

bleeding it did nothing at all grrrr
Dean_W
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8th Dec 06 at 16:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by csweatherston
unless the cylinders got a leak


Seems the only thing left.

 
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