instantsquid
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Went to my first "Pay-n-Play" yesterday and got my 1988 Ninety sill-deep in very thick mud. When I got home I took each wheel off and jet-washed all the crap off. At the back I also took the brake drums off and cleaned the mud from inside the drum and all around behind the shoes, etc.
Driving to work this morning, brakes still not feeling brilliant - I guessed the pads and shoes were still a bit contaminated, so braked a bit harder a few times. The feel did improve a little but still not quite right.
Driving home I got the impression that the brake pedal was going down further than normal. I didn't do anything silly while I was driving, but when I got home I pumped the pedal a few times, and sure enough it "pumped up". However, constant pressure on the pedal and it slowly goes back down again.
I'm thinking master cylinder failure.
I don't appear to have lost any brake fluid - the level in the reservoir is still good.
What I can't work out is whether the failure today is coincidence, or is in some way connected to yesterday's "mud plugging". I really can't see how it could be related, but I generally don't believe in coincidence!
Any ideas? Is my diagnosis correct?
Ian.
Driving to work this morning, brakes still not feeling brilliant - I guessed the pads and shoes were still a bit contaminated, so braked a bit harder a few times. The feel did improve a little but still not quite right.
Driving home I got the impression that the brake pedal was going down further than normal. I didn't do anything silly while I was driving, but when I got home I pumped the pedal a few times, and sure enough it "pumped up". However, constant pressure on the pedal and it slowly goes back down again.
I'm thinking master cylinder failure.
I don't appear to have lost any brake fluid - the level in the reservoir is still good.
What I can't work out is whether the failure today is coincidence, or is in some way connected to yesterday's "mud plugging". I really can't see how it could be related, but I generally don't believe in coincidence!
Any ideas? Is my diagnosis correct?
Ian.