Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Welcome to OOF

Pages: 1 [2]  All   Go Down

Author Topic: Bad brakes  (Read 2435 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Andy B

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bury Lancs
  • Posts: 39729
    • ML350 TDM SmartRoadster
    • View Profile
Re: Bad brakes
« Reply #15 on: 29 December 2009, 23:05:53 »
Quote
......
So I suppose I have a problem in my main cylinder or main caliper - I do not know the English word.  ....
 .....

Master cylinder, and the cylinders in a drum brake are refered to as slave cylinders.  :y

A quick look on eBay shows various kits, don't know if they're any good or not though. They say it's easy to turn seals back to front in a master cylinder by forcing the fluid back too quickly when pushing pads back in their calipers. MarksDTM suggests ...... getting an assistant to press hard on the brake pedal and as they quickly release the peadl, you hit the mastercylinder hard with a soft faced mallet (hammer). This can revert the seals again ........  :-/
Logged

Andy B

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bury Lancs
  • Posts: 39729
    • ML350 TDM SmartRoadster
    • View Profile
Re: Bad brakes
« Reply #16 on: 29 December 2009, 23:08:11 »
Quote
.......
Another question: Can anyone of you block your brakes or activate your ABS when driving in summer in dry asphalt road ? I never succeeded even though when using two feet. Perhaps I am too weak ??

If your tyres are any good it should be very difficult to lock your wheels/activate the ABS at urban speeds.  :y
Logged

polilara

  • Omega Knight
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Finland
  • Posts: 1061
    • 2.6 Y26SE Elegance 2001
    • View Profile
Re: Bad brakes
« Reply #17 on: 30 December 2009, 07:34:27 »
OK, thanks for comments - I learn English at the same time. Actually I believe ABS is Anti-Block Brake System, of cource I meant "lock the brakes".

I quess it is best to open the master cylinder and check its condition. I bought this car in 2003 and as told never changed the fluid. Perhaps the master cylinder is corroded and requires some honing.
Logged

Kevin Wood

  • Global Moderator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Alton, Hampshire
  • Posts: 36384
    • Jaguar XE 25t, Westfield
    • View Profile
Re: Bad brakes
« Reply #18 on: 30 December 2009, 11:25:01 »
Quote
OK, thanks for comments - I learn English at the same time. Actually I believe ABS is Anti-Block Brake System, of cource I meant "lock the brakes".

I quess it is best to open the master cylinder and check its condition. I bought this car in 2003 and as told never changed the fluid. Perhaps the master cylinder is corroded and requires some honing.

Pedal creeping to the floor is probably a leak past the seals in either the master or one of the slave cylinders. If a slave, it will be obvious as the fluid can only leak into the outside world. Take a peek under the dust cover on each caliper piston and see if there is evidence of leakage.

If no leaks evident, suspect the master cylinder, as a faulty seal here won't result in a leak.

Kevin
Logged
Tech2 services currently available. See TheBoy's price list: http://theboy.omegaowners.com/
Pages: 1 [2]  All   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.011 seconds with 16 queries.