Iv never had a problem with my brakes before, they always worked just fine. On Saturday after my car came out of the 180 degree paint both, the brakes went out on the way home. Any suggestions on what might of went wrong? They work fine now. Would the heat from the paint both cause that to happen? Help a brother out, im not gonna put my wife and kid in my car an till i figure this **** out. I'd appreciate any feed back. thanks
Heat, in general, definitely "thins" out the fluid, but I don't think 180 would come anywhere close to leaving you with no pedal... maybe soften them a bit. So what exactly do you mean by the brakes "going out"? Was it old fluid? Were they bled properly? Maybe the heat caused air in the lines to work its way up, effectively putting the level below the needed amount for the mc?
did you crawl underneath and look for ovious signs of a leak ,like a wheel cylinder or a cracked rubber brake hose or a broken steel brake line . thats a scarey feeling when you step on the brake pedel and no brakes . good luck finding and repairing it. check it over well.fill the master cylinder upand have the wife pump the pedal while you look for leaks.
Im gonna replace the old fluid, bleed um, and see if that will work. iv had the car for 5 years and never done it.
Gotta agree with "jonny o's" statement with regards to HEAT and air bubbles. Wouldn't hurt to re-bleed the system, and or, flush system and replace with new. "Especially with loved ones involved.
My 55 olds will sometimes have a soft pedal, give it a quick pump, and everything is ok. But I know that aint right.
ooops I get know breaks, or is it oops, I have no brakes. Either way it's dangerous. Bleed them brakes and then try the stop test. Before you stop you must go.
Yeah, it's time for a dual reservoir conversion... pop a rubber line, blow a wheel cylinder or have a leak at one fitting, and you'll also lose your brakes. Did it in a '54 Buick a few years ago, and it ****s. -Brad
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