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i was driving one day and needed to stop abruptly to avoid an accident and my brake pedal just went straight to the floor, nearly died. i thought initially it was the brake pump, but then someone said maybe its the brake line, ran out of fluid or some shit, or maybe a (((squirrel))) chewed through it, because apparently that happens and happened to someone they knew.
how would i tell the difference?
i managed to get home somehow, but only because i live in the middle of nowhere. i only get the one tow from my insurance and if im gonna tow it i need to know if i can even afford to repair it first otherwise i gotta pay to tow it back and its just for nothing.
so any way to determine this and get and get a good idea of the damage?
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The pedal going to the floor usually means a brake line burst. It happens. They rust. The first thing you do is -
>>28912199
The fuck man? You just let it sit for a year because of a blown brake line? It's not a hard fix. Just get it on a lift. You NEED it on a lift OP. You don't wanna be pissing around under the vehicle fora brake job, it makes it a lot hard and take a lot more time. Anyway fill the brake fluid resevoir, and pump the brakes to find out where it burst. If it's a line or a connection just make a new one. If it's a caliper just replace the caliper.
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>>28912268
the possibility there was a line hadnt occurred to me at the time. when it happened, i conceived it as being some bellows sort of mechanism or instrument, and as with a puncture or tear, no long could retain the air and thus was unable to draw air to pump the brake
but youre telling me it could be something else entirely, i can jack the car up. might even have brake fluid too. so if i apply it and nothing leaks, then what?
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>>28912295
Not the other anon but if you aren't able to locate a definite leak then bleed your brakes, furthest caliper/drum first then work your way to front of vehicle. By then, you will have located a leak or bled the system and should have working brakes. Go bleed your brakes then come check back in.
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Happened to me once. Ended up being the master cylinder itself failed. I was going i15 at 80mph or so when it happened but luckily it was a 2014 f150 that still had the cable foot pedal ebrake / parking brake so i just used that to get where i was going.
Not sure what I would do in my current vehicle with a simple electronic ebrake switch.. I guess just come to a complete stop then and there.
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>>28914923
Yeah master cylinger or brake booster. Both easily fixed. Relatively cheap. Just drain what you can and put rags down etc to catch the rest or enjoy scraping your now peeled off paint from the inside of your engine bay. Don't drop any on the rubber boots for your cv axles or rack and pinion either.
Anyways good luck op, easy fix. Don't drive that vehicle if you can help it and if so not at high speeds until you get it replaced. Godspeed.
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>>28914920
this. its garbage