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Post by Crash Creighton on Dec 22, 2011 11:47:08 GMT -5
I have a '72 Ford F250 that I use for daily use. Yesterday I noticed the power brakes felt spongy when I rolled away from the Shop towards a stop sign. The pedal hit the floor, and my blood pressure went sky high as I felt the truck roll through the stop sign. I scrambled my thoughts for the culpret, and returned to the shop for servicing. Brake fluid master cylinder was empty. No signs were evident to a leak at the wheels, so I just filled it up, and went along my merry way!
The reason I mention this is because I have a friend in Arkansas who said the same thing about his 95 Chevy truck, and he too had low fluid in master cylinder.
The whole point is CHECK YOUR BRAKES often!
I would've lived up to my name had I not serviced the brakes right after I noticed a problem!
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Post by Rocky Phillips on Dec 23, 2011 0:41:39 GMT -5
You don't think the fluid may have leaked out the back and into the power booster or down the firewall?
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Post by Crash Creighton on Dec 23, 2011 8:34:13 GMT -5
I don't know where the fluid went with a quick glance. The freezing weather has dampened the inspection time, so I'll end up replacing the boooster, master cylinder and wheel cylinders when the temp raises above what feels like single digits next year!
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Post by Crash Creighton on Jan 8, 2012 12:48:10 GMT -5
Good advice Rocky, I looked the booster over real good and didn't see evidence of a leak. I cleaned the underside, and guess what?
I found it! The leak that is! Right rear wheel cylinder seeping brake fluid out onto the axle backing plate.
Case Closed on the missing fluids!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Rocky Phillips on Jan 9, 2012 3:22:15 GMT -5
Good advice Rocky, I looked the booster over real good and didn't see evidence of a leak. I cleaned the underside, and guess what? I found it! The leak that is! Right rear wheel cylinder seeping brake fluid out onto the axle backing plate. Case Closed on the missing fluids!!!!!!!!! Missed You this weekend at the 'Field! |
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Post by Crash Creighton on Jun 14, 2012 19:04:14 GMT -5
Update on brake fluid leak repairs:
I had brakes if I continued to fill the master cylinder, and I did many times over the last 6 months, and used a qt of fluid doing so. I noticed brake fade occuring a few days ago as I began driving away from the shop. Master cylinder was full, and something wasn't right with the brakes.
A few hundred dollars later, and repairs complete; I gotta tell ya: I found a broken brake spring that holds each shoe together at the lower center in the rear brake system on the passenger side. Now there's the problem I felt; bad, and I mean bad brakes.
40 year old 3/4 ton truck with original rear brake shoes and springs, that held their postions very well, needed to be replaced.
Satisfied I rebuilt the brake system to "Crash Creighton" quality, (meaning I can stand in front of my brake jobs) I'm ready to cruise around at Eagle Field soon! And I mean SOON!!!!!!
I need to break something before I go crazy!!!!!!
Thats all I have for now, I keep ya posted when I 'Brake' something else!
Crash Creighton
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Post by Crash Creighton on Dec 19, 2012 22:53:44 GMT -5
I have been breaking stuff for a while now, and I can add one more from the other day. The weather has been rainy, and the stranded leaves on the city streets are rotting away before being picked up by City workers. I stumbled upon a street that had its top coat covered with a thin layer of rotten leaves; guess what kiddies I nailed the throttle, and worked the steering wheel like a short track racer as I drove along the street at 20 miles an hour, but at 8 brazillion RPM's. Bang, second gear hit, truck shifted along the street dangerously close to parked cars. The tail wagged on my 72 F250 as I stayed in the loud pedal. I felt like a kid splashing around in the mud. I worked the pedal up and down the RPM scale trying to aim my truck to the end of the street. I heard a little noise as I got off the throttle, and it sounded like a clunk ta' boot. The whole truck settled down and I stopped fine. I turned left and smashed the gas again, only to hear the noise again; KLUNK even louder. Paniced, I pulled over to look under the hood and discover the noise. Nuthin', I closed the hood, and did a "brake stand burnout". Clunk came from the engine bay. We all know that sound, don't we; what is it kiddies? Yup, motor mount, drivers side kaput.
So, no I didn't crash my shop truck, I was just breakin stuff.
The moral of the story kids: Remember to check car parts, and test 'em often.
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