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19th April 2010, 16:58
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No brakes!
Picked my mate up on Saturday and all was fine, on the way home I sudenly had no brakes, none at all! 
The Handbrake light on the dash had been playing up the day before but didn't notice a change In the brakes.. Checked the brake fluid and It was pretty low so topped It back up and that fixed the Handbrake light which makes sense but the brakes still don't work! I thought It must have been a burrst pipe but I've looked and I can't see a leak anywhere!
Butch
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I've woke up in the night and seen a child at the foot of my bed; i threw a pillow at it.
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19th April 2010, 16:59
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bleed your brakes
air prob entered the system
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19th April 2010, 17:03
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But the pedal goes straight to the floor with no resistance at all? Wouldn't they be spongy If Air was In there?
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I seriously doubt a bit of cum would block up a shower.
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I've woke up in the night and seen a child at the foot of my bed; i threw a pillow at it.
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19th April 2010, 17:45
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Anybody? Need to get these fixed..
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Originally Posted by Liam_LFC_VTR
I seriously doubt a bit of cum would block up a shower.
Unless you're a black man or an elephant.
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Originally Posted by hellonpluto
I've woke up in the night and seen a child at the foot of my bed; i threw a pillow at it.
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19th April 2010, 17:49
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What saxo/brakes have you got?
Sounds similar to what happened to mine, rear drum brake cylinder broke suddenly, lost all the fluid.
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19th April 2010, 17:49
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mmm very strange. You prob have a major problem with your brakes.
master cylinder or slave cylinder may have broken. Is it leaking fluid from anywhere?
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Ya cor gew at 11 mukka they aye mashed enough, gorra go at 2 if ya want some narny
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19th April 2010, 17:51
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Couldn't see any leaking fluid, Handbrake works fine and It doesn't pull to one side whne braking so both of the fronts aren't working..
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Originally Posted by Liam_LFC_VTR
I seriously doubt a bit of cum would block up a shower.
Unless you're a black man or an elephant.
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Originally Posted by hellonpluto
I've woke up in the night and seen a child at the foot of my bed; i threw a pillow at it.
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19th April 2010, 18:33
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That to me sounds like an air pocket,
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19th April 2010, 22:16
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Going to bleed them and see what happens..
Butch
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Originally Posted by Liam_LFC_VTR
I seriously doubt a bit of cum would block up a shower.
Unless you're a black man or an elephant.
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Originally Posted by hellonpluto
I've woke up in the night and seen a child at the foot of my bed; i threw a pillow at it.
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19th April 2010, 22:31
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Originally Posted by Little-Butch
Couldn't see any leaking fluid, Handbrake works fine and It doesn't pull to one side whne braking so both of the fronts aren't working..
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Have you got a vt? If not the handbreak uses a cable so will not be affected by loss of fluid ect.
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19th April 2010, 22:40
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Sons VTR has cable handbrake pretty sure they all are so thats a red herring. So fluid in reservoir but pedal straight to floor if the fluid levels not dropping/dropped then definitely you need to bleed the system.
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25th April 2010, 09:36
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The handbrake light "playing up" as you say was the warning that your brake fluid was low. Now you have air in the system, the pedal goes to the floor because you are compressing air (which is compressable) as opposed to brake fluid which is not. As above handbrakes must be mechanically opersted on road cars.
The advice given to bleed brake system completely is correct. However you will need to investigate the reason for fluid loss in the first place stll.
I think you may be best getting the car to a garage and letting someone who knows what they are doing have a look over it for you.
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