Surely it can't be an air lock after this long, and with them working so well up untill now?
Any ideas?
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Author | Subject: Urgent brake help |
leebus
Senior User Location: Somersetshire Registered: 24 Sep 2007 Posts: 555 Status: Offline |
Post #1
Right, last Saturday I changed my brake pipes and fluid. I bleed them with no trouble. I have driven the car everyday since with no trouble at all. Just finished work, got in the car and moved forward, hit the brake pedal and it went to the floor. I checked around and there's no fluid leak visible. The resevoir has emptied. I filled the pot again and pumped the pedal, it comes back untill you stop then it goes away straight away. Surely it can't be an air lock after this long, and with them working so well up untill now? Any ideas? Cheers ________________________________________ Phase 3 White6 |
Posted 4th Feb 2010 at 20:21
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,839 Status: Offline |
Post #2
probably worn out M/C seals, might have a servo full of brake fluid!________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
Posted 4th Feb 2010 at 20:35
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al4x
Seasoned Pro Location: Hitchin Registered: 20 May 2003 Posts: 23,513 Status: Offline |
Post #3
bleed it again if you can pump it back up and hold pressure till you've driven then it may sort it. If you pump it up and you can feel the pedal sinking slowly then you have a leak, my inkling would be one you've not spotted though usually a little fluid goes a long way!! |
Posted 4th Feb 2010 at 20:48
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leebus
Senior User Location: Somersetshire Registered: 24 Sep 2007 Posts: 555 Status: Offline |
Post #4
Well I have brakes to a degree, altho there isn't any pedal when I drove across the yard and hit the pedal when it got to the very bottom of the stroke the brakes came on and work well. I can get the car to stop very quickly.But the pedal has gone. It has stainless braided pipes so normally they do very little movement at all. ________________________________________ Phase 3 White6 |
Posted 4th Feb 2010 at 21:06
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leebus
Senior User Location: Somersetshire Registered: 24 Sep 2007 Posts: 555 Status: Offline |
Post #5
al4x wrote: bleed it again if you can pump it back up and hold pressure till you've driven then it may sort it. If you pump it up and you can feel the pedal sinking slowly then you have a leak, my inkling would be one you've not spotted though usually a little fluid goes a long way!! The resevoir had emptied it's self ________________________________________ Phase 3 White6 |
Posted 4th Feb 2010 at 21:08
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al4x
Seasoned Pro Location: Hitchin Registered: 20 May 2003 Posts: 23,513 Status: Offline |
Post #6
keep looking top it up and get it up on a ramp you'll be hard pressed to check all the brake pipes properly without getting under it |
Posted 4th Feb 2010 at 21:17
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