My brake pedal is getting pretty close to the floor I have noticed recently... It doesn't feel like air in the system, and I had new calipers, disks (rotors), pads on the front, and new wheel cylinders, shoes, and drums (hubs?) on the back, along with new hand brake cables last spring so I don't suspect anything from those components.
A friend of mine had a similar issue some years ago, but I couldn't remember if it was a servo or master cylinder that was replaced.
If it is the servo, GermanAutoParts.com don't seem to list them... any ideas where to source a new one?
Thanks...
Bad brake servo?
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- triplewhite
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Re: Bad brake servo?
replace the master cyl.
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Re: Bad brake servo?
Now, that seems infinitely easier (and cheaper) to do... thanks!!
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Re: Bad brake servo?
A bad servo can make your brakes "hard," but it won't make the pedal sink to the floor. I agree with Briano1234, this is the classic symptom of a master cylinder with bad internal piston seals.
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Re: Bad brake servo?
Thank you, both of you, I'm picking up a new master cylinder and installing tomorrow!
Hooray for brakes
Hooray for brakes
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Re: Bad brake servo?
dont forget to bench bleed it before you install ittriplewhite wrote:Thank you, both of you, I'm picking up a new master cylinder and installing tomorrow!
Hooray for brakes
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Re: Bad brake servo?
Thank you, I'll do that.
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Re: Bad brake servo?
New master cylinder fixed the problem. My brakes are amazing now, just like brand new... Thank you all!