Spongy Brakes
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Spongy Brakes
I know this is a newbish question but the way the problem developed is what confuses me...
Had some trouble with 'ol blue and left her sit for awhile. At that point in time there was nothing wrong with the brakes..it was another issue..
I let her sit for about 2 months which is normal for me..sometimes I would go a year before I fired her up for a job.
So I fired it up and now the brakes are spongy... I did a shade tree bleed job but minimal to no change in pedal travel/feeling.
So why would the brakes "just do that"?? The master cylinder is only 3 years old and was put in by a dealer and I have only put roughly 2k miles on it in that time.
Any thought and suggestions from the experts would be greatly appreciated by this shade-tree mechanic.
Had some trouble with 'ol blue and left her sit for awhile. At that point in time there was nothing wrong with the brakes..it was another issue..
I let her sit for about 2 months which is normal for me..sometimes I would go a year before I fired her up for a job.
So I fired it up and now the brakes are spongy... I did a shade tree bleed job but minimal to no change in pedal travel/feeling.
So why would the brakes "just do that"?? The master cylinder is only 3 years old and was put in by a dealer and I have only put roughly 2k miles on it in that time.
Any thought and suggestions from the experts would be greatly appreciated by this shade-tree mechanic.
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Brake fluid absorbs water. Water rusts. So when you have a master cylinder full of a combination of brake fluid and water, it's going to rust the insides a little bit. The first time you step on the pedal, you run the seals over the rust and it tears them up. So now you need a new master cylinder.
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well dont that just suck...
Deep down I was afraid of that..I just didn't know how the master cylinder could go bad just sitting there when in the past I had let her sit and to no ill effects...
Thanks for your help!
Deep down I was afraid of that..I just didn't know how the master cylinder could go bad just sitting there when in the past I had let her sit and to no ill effects...
Thanks for your help!
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