Brakes!!!
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Race Director
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Crescent City N. Cali
Brakes!!!
I would Like to take a minuet and pick the brains of all knowing CF. I was driving home yesterday in my 73 C-3 and the brakes were working just fine. I'm half way home and I go to stop and my brake pedal goes almost to the floor.
My question is do you guys think its the master brake cylinder? I already inspected the system for leaks.I checked the vacuum system for the power assist and everything is fine, so my thinking is its the master brake cylinder.
Any feedback would help. Thanks.
My question is do you guys think its the master brake cylinder? I already inspected the system for leaks.I checked the vacuum system for the power assist and everything is fine, so my thinking is its the master brake cylinder.
Any feedback would help. Thanks.
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Renton WA
heya
Hey Highrisk,
Bravo and I just posted similar threads, some knowledge found on these 2 threads:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1447990
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1448310
Good luck.
Bravo and I just posted similar threads, some knowledge found on these 2 threads:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1447990
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1448310
Good luck.
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Race Director
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Crescent City N. Cali
Originally Posted by wxw116
Hey Highrisk,
Bravo and I just posted similar threads, some knowledge found on these 2 threads:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1447990
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1448310
Good luck.
Bravo and I just posted similar threads, some knowledge found on these 2 threads:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1447990
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1448310
Good luck.
Racer
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 402
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From: Charlotte NC
this happened to me a few years ago in my 81
i was in traffic, stop and go... and lost my pedal
it turned out to be the old fluid gathered some moisture and the water boiled off with all the stop and go
i decided to change the whole system and now i change fluid every two years
i was in traffic, stop and go... and lost my pedal
it turned out to be the old fluid gathered some moisture and the water boiled off with all the stop and go
i decided to change the whole system and now i change fluid every two years
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2000
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From: Southbound
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My advice would be to check all four calipers. They can leak without necessarily wetting a wheel or a caliper half. No sense replacing the master cylinder only to have a leaking caliper.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Boca Raton Florida
LOL, sounds like what happen to me. Pin fell out of the brake pedal, Zero Brakes and an intersection coming at me way faster than I was happy about. I got it to do a hard left and clipped a palm tree, rebuild startes this weekend
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Race Director
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From: Crescent City N. Cali
Well I replaced the MC and I'm just waiting for a buddy to come over and help me bleed the system, Id ask my wife but I really don't trust her to pump and hold the brakes 
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