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no brakes
Drove an hour to work on the highway. Get to work pull in to my parking spot and breaks are gone, no pressure on the pedal. Crazy i just made it there with out any trouble driving 75ish. AAA took it to get repaired. I wonder what they will charge. Fluid was streaming out between the rear tires.
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Drove an hour to work on the highway. Get to work pull in to my parking spot and breaks are gone, no pressure on the pedal. Crazy i just made it there with out any trouble driving 75ish. AAA took it to get repaired. I wonder what they will charge. Fluid was streaming out between the rear tires.
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Yep, sounds like a ruptured brake line. I broke a brake line in a 66 Mustang about 50 miles from home once. Carefully drove home using the engine to slow down and parking brake for complete stops. I left plenty of space between me and the car in front. It was a little stressful.
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Drove an hour to work on the highway. Get to work pull in to my parking spot and brakes (fixed) are gone, no pressure on the pedal. Crazy i just made it there with out any trouble driving 75ish. AAA took it to get repaired. I wonder what they will charge. Fluid was streaming out between the rear tires.
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You should have still had some brake it's a dual system if one system fails the other is there to stop you.
The pedal will be low, way further down than you are used to having it stop the car, the car will still be stopping on at least 2 wheels.
Since you said you saw fluid in the rear the front calipers would still have been working.
The pedal will be low, way further down than you are used to having it stop the car, the car will still be stopping on at least 2 wheels.
Since you said you saw fluid in the rear the front calipers would still have been working.
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Not understanding. A failed rear line should still leave you with some braking ability in front - you may have to pump tho'. It's happened to me twice on my K1500 - the line to the rear axle which is tucked up in the frame rail rusts out (along with the gas lines, but that's another story...). Both times I had some braking, but had to pump. I had all the brake lines redone in aluminum last time it happened.
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Good luck with the repair - hope it doesn't set you back too much money to get it fixed.
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well its a 99' so 16 years old. Im not sure if they are original lines or not. But i live in New England where the winters are pretty bad. I park it with a cover in my driveway for the duration. Im thinking it was just about time for them to get replaced.
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Especially for Corvettes. These cars are usually on the road longer than regular cars and considering the original price top materials should be used everywhere (see sun visor). First car I ever owned that the sun visors wore out.
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It's a conspiracy...if you cull out all the corvette drivers there will be fewer jealous people in the world... plus, less accidents from people gawking at your car when you drive by or pass them.
SO, beware of your rusty failing brake system gentlemen... they are out to get us off the roads....but, we shall overcome!
Oh, yeah.. Thank you for posting your results and glad you didn't get hurt or wreck. Glad your up and running...
SO, beware of your rusty failing brake system gentlemen... they are out to get us off the roads....but, we shall overcome!
Oh, yeah.. Thank you for posting your results and glad you didn't get hurt or wreck. Glad your up and running...