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Jay C.
Months and months ago my 86 DL sedan was loosing brake fluid for some
reason. I never could find the leak. It stopped losing fluid all of
the sudden after filling the reservoir a few times with maybe 8 oz.
total of fluid.
Now, several months later the brake pedal went way down suddenly as my
wife was driving the car and coming to a stop. It pushes very easily
and the brake failure light is now on. The car still stops but only
by pushing the brake pedal down a lot further.
Could this sudden occurrence have been from the loss of a brake pad?
I mention that because when I tap on the pedal quickly, I hear kind of
a knocking. Should I look for something else?
There does seem to be a little leakage at the bottom of the power
brake booster but not any kind of steady leak. I don't see (yet) any
dampness around any of the wheels or lines.
Before I get started checking each wheel, one by one, does anyone have
a suggestion on what I should check first?
Thanks,
Jay
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reason. I never could find the leak. It stopped losing fluid all of
the sudden after filling the reservoir a few times with maybe 8 oz.
total of fluid.
Now, several months later the brake pedal went way down suddenly as my
wife was driving the car and coming to a stop. It pushes very easily
and the brake failure light is now on. The car still stops but only
by pushing the brake pedal down a lot further.
Could this sudden occurrence have been from the loss of a brake pad?
I mention that because when I tap on the pedal quickly, I hear kind of
a knocking. Should I look for something else?
There does seem to be a little leakage at the bottom of the power
brake booster but not any kind of steady leak. I don't see (yet) any
dampness around any of the wheels or lines.
Before I get started checking each wheel, one by one, does anyone have
a suggestion on what I should check first?
Thanks,
Jay
861 doesn't belong in my email address...