I NEED HELP PLEASE, YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING MY 96 Disc from downtown houston, to my home about 20 miles, throught traffice lights, and stop signs. So when I went to my house to park up my covered parking spot my truck would stop! the pedal just went str8 to the floor!!!!!!! dont anyone know whats going on?

 

hey dw, I would first check for brake fluid leakage- fittings hoses master cylinder. Then check your brake booster and vacuum lines. Next check your calipers and pads. If it were pads you wouldve heard some noise first. Its probably a fluid leak or a vacum leak. Have you noticed any brake problems previous to this?

 

If it isn't leaking fluid anywhere, and you have enough fluid in the reservoir, master cylinder went out.

What year, how many miles?
1 check fluid level
2check for fluid leaks
3get under the truck and inspect the lines. Have someone push the brakes and see if a line is balooning up.
4 replace master cylinder

 

I ve changed the brake pads before, but the pedal ONCE about two weeks ago went str8 to the floor, but it never happened since then, I am so GRATEFUL and Blessed it didnt go out well I was driving thru the city, the fluid is fine, had oil change earlier this week and I just looked over the invoice and it say, BRAKES are BAD.... I should have paid more attention to that. But the Brake light didnt flash not once Ive noticed.

 

WHEN I DID SOME CHECKS ON RECALL LAND HAVE HAD, IVE FOUND ALOT OF ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING ARE THERE, IS THERE A TIME LIMIT ON WHEN IT HAS TO BE FIXED?

 

I ve changed the brake pads before, but the pedal ONCE about two weeks ago went str8 to the floor, but it never happened since then, I am so GRATEFUL and Blessed it didnt go out well I was driving thru the city, the fluid is fine, had oil change earlier this week and I just looked over the invoice and it say, BRAKES are BAD.... I should have paid more attention to that. But the Brake light didnt flash not once Ive noticed.

 

Really sounds like a master cylinder to me....

recalls are out there until they are fixed. Call you lacoal dealer with your VIN and they can tell you if there is anything outstanding..

 

Thanks alot,

One more thing,I went to have my oil change and they told me that I my brakes where bad, now the master cylinder what am I looking at price wise, the last time I did the dealer for a brake switch my gear shift got stuck in park it costed me about 5 hunderd but and then the head light would go off !

 

quote: okdiscoguy


Really sounds like a master cylinder to me....



I sounds right to me.

If you can pump the brake pedal a few times and it is higher it the
master cylinder.

People that work on cars all day its not hard to tell when they drive
so many cars.
And its a slow thing so you did not notice it.

 

You can do it yourself for about $200 http://www.roverparts.com/Parts/STC1284.cfm