[s-cars] Help with Brake Problem

[Douglas Fifield]

Hold it.  Have to correct myself.

Upon examining the brake fluid resevoir this morning, I see the fluid
is low.  Looks like I need to jack the old lady up and look at the
brake lines.

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Douglas Fifield
<douglas.fifield at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ah, forgot that part.  Checked the fluids first thing and both the
> brake and hydraulic reservoirs were right at the top.
>
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 6:27 AM, chris chambers
> <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Doug,
>>
>> That sounds like a hydraulic failure.
>>
>> Check your brake fluid, it's probably low due to a line failure.
>>
>> I recommend you check the rubbere brake lines at each caliper, I recently
>> had one fail at highway speeds (traffic slowed to a crawl suddenly and I didn't, swerving into the median isn't fun). I'd bet that one of these lines has ruptured, and recommend you replace all 4.
>>
>> If those are all good check the steel brake lines for a rupture.
>>
>> If you don't find any bad line than I'd guess its the Master cylinder.
>>
>> HTH
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> --- On Fri, 4/3/09, Douglas Fifield <douglas.fifield at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Douglas Fifield <douglas.fifield at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: [s-cars] Help with Brake Problem
>>> To: "//Scar //Scar list" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>>> Date: Friday, April 3, 2009, 1:06 AM
>>> Heds,
>>>
>>> Coming back from dinner tonight, son was driving and
>>> stopped at a
>>> light.  In an attempt to adjust his jeans, he pushes
>>> himself up using
>>> the brake pedal for leverage.  There was a sound and then
>>> he said,
>>> "That's weird."
>>>
>>> The pedal had pushed to the floor.  We continued for
>>> another mile and
>>> he was getting little response from the pedal.  After we
>>> dropped a
>>> guest off, I took over the wheel.  The pedal was very soft,
>>> a little
>>> brake activity at the start of the push, then nothing until
>>> it got to
>>> the bottom of the stroke, then some more brake activity.
>>>
>>> The brake light was on the entire way home.  The further we
>>> went the
>>> less brake activity until the pedal was all the way to the
>>> bottom.
>>> Got home safe due to a lot of downshifting and stop light
>>> avoidance.
>>>
>>> Theories on what may have given out?
>>>
>>> Patient is a 95.5 S6 Avant.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Douglas in MN
>>> 95.5 Audi S//6 Avant
>>> 73 BMW R60/5 mit Toaster Tank
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>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Douglas in MN
> 95.5 Audi S//6 Avant
> 73 BMW R60/5 mit Toaster Tank
>



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Douglas in MN
95.5 Audi S//6 Avant
73 BMW R60/5 mit Toaster Tank