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brake problems, pedal
Friday, March 21, 2008 7:36 PM
so every couple of weeks, well more like when it goes from being 40 ish degrees to around 20degrees, (or a dramatic temperature drop) my brake pedalbecomes extremely soft, and i basically have no brakes...i did notice i was down some fluid but nothing terrible.

any ideas?





Re: brake problems, pedal
Friday, March 21, 2008 7:46 PM
I'll assume you've tried having the brakes bled?



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Re: brake problems, pedal
Saturday, March 22, 2008 8:19 AM
yea a while back and they said they were fine, idk i might go and have it checked by a different shop




Re: brake problems, pedal
Saturday, March 22, 2008 11:17 PM
perhaps one or more of your calipers or rear cylinders is nearing it's wear limit and the cold makes the problem because the seals are not pliable at that temperature. Or the master itself could have a similar condition.
Re: brake problems, pedal
Sunday, March 23, 2008 7:57 PM
yeaa the master cylinder went,




Re: brake problems, pedal
Sunday, March 23, 2008 8:07 PM
I would pull all four whls check the front calipers(seals inside at the piston) they are normally what start to wear out,Yes u have to pull the caliper off and remove the pads to do this sucks but is necess to check.The rear easy remove drum and look at the whl cyldr for rubber seals for leaks or cracks.If u see its time to repl the front seals due to wear do it,also the rear is sometimes easier just to buy new whl cyldrs there cheap versus buying a kit,I did on the rear whl cyld.And obvisously u would have to bleed the system upon doing such work.Hope this helps and worst case if none of the above is the case ur master cyldr may be the culprit,oh the fun.I would lean toward the simple b4 the master unless u see it leaking.



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