Ae71 Break Woes

[ae174agze]

well basicly i just got deliverd my new rolla (cheers adam)

 

and yeah the breaks i think are on there way out

i press the peddle in once all the way to the floor then on the second or third time it will go stiff and apply the breaks then if i wait lets say 20 seconds or so later i press it again then all the way to the floor again (fluids are all full and it dosnt look like there a leak any where i can see)................ possibly the master cyl seels

so what do all you think needs a reco or replacing

thanks

andrew

[LittleRedSpirit]

well basicly i just got deliverd my new rolla (cheers adam)

 

and yeah the breaks i think are on there way out

i press the peddle in once all the way to the floor then on the second or third time it will go stiff and apply the breaks then if i wait lets say 20 seconds or so later i press it again then all the way to the floor again (fluids are all full and it dosnt look like there a leak any where i can see)................ possibly the master cyl seels

so what do all you think needs a reco or replacing

thanks

andrew

 

 

Try bleeding them, which can be as simple as finding the little bleed valve, undoing it a bit and pumping the air out of the system with the pedal. Failing that, you have to look at everything and decide whats stuffed. Buy a Gregorys Service manual if you have a few bucks. Saves needing to ask these types of simple things. It will have a troubleshooting guide too.

[ae174agze]

Gregorys Service manual alright

thanks

[MRMOPARMAN]

as littleredspirit said, give it a bleed, check to make sure the brakes are in good nick (eg shoes, pads, wheel cyl leaks etc) and adjust the rear shoes if everything seems ok.

[love ke70]

put the handbrake on and try the brakes, if theyre still the same it isnt a problem with the rears.

do this after having bled them.

if theyre still the same after a proper bleeding, then i would suggest replacing the master, theyre only a bit over 100 and its good to replace them even if this isnt the problem.

search about bench bleeding your new master cylinder before install, i had to do it in my ke70.