Hi Craig
Take the lid off the master cylinder and look in whilst your helper presses
the pedal, you will possibly see a flow generated in the reservoir, this is
due to an internal failure of the master cylinder, really the only thing
that would suddenly fail without leaving puddles.
Graham,
1967 1300 FWD
1968 2000 Saloon
1972 2.5PI Saloon
1974 Sprinted Dolomite 1850
1975 Toledo in restoration!
http://www.triumph-iw.co.uk
http://www.mickdolphin.co.uk Spares Supplier.
| My brakes failed on me this weekend.
| No warning , pedal went to the floor.
| I got one of the kids to pump the pedal as I held the front hose to the
| caliper, I could feel it jump a bit.
|
| It won't pump up pressure, I have NO leaks, the master was rebuilt a year
| ago and the fluid was replaced with silicone.
| I know these things fail but in the past most of the LBC's that I have
owned
| it was a progressive thing.
| This is the first time I have had one just completely go all the way out
on
| me.
| For about two days prior to the failure I was getting an intermittent
squeal
| from the front disks.
| The car is a toy and is driven rarely.
| I have less than one year on the rear brakes, front pads are fine.
|
| What would cause this ?
| From excellent to nothing ! ?
|
| Craig Smith
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