Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 15:29:41 -0400 From: "LeGuen" <leguennopsamorld.net> Subject: Re: Brake pedal goes to floor sometimes
sounds like your master cylinder is going bad, they will leak internally passed the valve. "Joel Spencer" <jdsnopsamSPAxxMlittlemunk.com> wrote in message news:3911BB1B.138A26B3nopsamSPAxxMlittlemunk.com... > A recent problem with brakes has developed on '85 900T sedan. Noticed at > first when sitting at stoplights - brake pedal would sometimes slowly > depress under your feet, as if the pressure were being released. Pumping > the brake quickly would usually fix the problem. > > Issue has gotten worse, so that now when going into a stop, the pedal > will push all the way to floor sometimes. Again, a quick pump seems to > restore (after a quick flash of 'brakeless' anxiety of course) > > There is no loss of brake fluid. Do I need to bleed? Or is it something worse? > > Much appreciation for any response. > > rgds > Joel