[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: '86 5ktq brakes
> i've been taking my winter car out recently and have noticed the > following. > > my 86 5ktq's brake system is acting up. first of all, it FAILS the bomb > test but i'm trying to determine if anything else is bad. when the car > is cool, the brake system works fine except for the fact that the power > assist dwindles after turning the car off. when the car gets hot, > typically after baking in the sun all day, the amount of brake pedal play > seems to increase before any braking action commences. after moving > through this "dead zone" the brakes work, except that the rear brakes > begin to drag. the more time that goes by, the more the rear brakes seem > to drag (with no input from the driver). > > i've run the system with the ABS on and off and have had similar results. > i know that i need the pressure accumulator, but could anything else be > bad, too? Check out the master cylinder. BTDT. -- Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7) duane@zk3.dec.com Digital Equipment Corporation (603)-881-1294 110 Spit Brook Road M/S ZKO3-3/U14 Nashua, NH 03062-2698 Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's too heavy to care.
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