Brake Issues

[spindizzee]

Hi all...Time to pick ya brains here. My brakes are fine when i first start out on a journey. Have a bit of travel on pedal and brakes are good. But after a while i seem to lose travel on the pedal and almost have to put my foot thru the floor to stop. Will do the same the next day or after a few hours....one min i have brakes, next thing i know without warning...boooom....no brakes.

Any ideas peeps

[stevie]

Might be air in your brakes mate, I can come have a look if you want mate? When you free?

[fast65]

do the wheels feel hot when it does it? the brakes may be binding or they may need the brake fluid changing and bleeding up if the fuild has been there a while

cheers andy

[spindizzee]

Cheers guys.....I'll take Burp for a spin tomorrow and feel the wheels. I had a feeling it could be a fluid thing as its fine when cold. I'll keep y'all posted

[muskrat]

It sounds like you have what we call brake fade which is normally caused by contaminated brake fluid. Most manufactorers recommend changing fluid every two years but most people never bother. Good luck Dude.

[spindizzee]

Well i just dropped my boys off to there Mums and brakes were fine. But then again i didnt get out of 2nd so didnt get the chance to use them properly I think i'll go with the Brake Fluid option as, Like has been said, prolly not been changed in 38 years

Cheers peeps

[spindizzee]

ok, Just went out to check fluid level and the screw cap on the fluid bottle is bust. I take it this wont be helping much

Anyone got a spare cap going please


[EDIT] I'm at work later so i'll use some Super Glue to stick the top back on the cap...In there time of course

[muskrat]

Hi Mate, yes the cap being damaged proberbly won't help as brake fluid soaks up moisture like a sponge if open to the elements. best of luck mate.