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19-04-2009, 06:09 PM
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Pro Street Au Ute
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Rocky QLD
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g'day, i recently had a problem with my brakes after flogging my car pedal went the floor still had brakes but only 1/2in from the floor, looked for leaks, bulging hoses and found nothing so i bleed them and that fixed it until today driving around giving it a bit of stick same again light on dash comes on as well forgot to mention and the brakes are up the s***t again what on earth could be causing this. it's not using fluid and the pads are fine i have never had any issues with the brakes on a abs car yet and this has got me stumped! can anyone help please? thanks
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19-04-2009, 06:19 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: ACT
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Is it an AU1? If so, they are very underbraked., so you might look into doing an AU2 suspension and brake upgrade - the twin callipers should provide you with more stable, reliable and consistent braking. If it's an AU2, then change your driving style - essentially you are boiling the fluid.
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19-04-2009, 06:28 PM
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Just slidin'
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Brisvegas
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That my friend is brake fade. I first experienced it coming down the back of Mount Glorious, after passing two motorcycles coming into a 30 km/h hairpin down a 20 degree mountain straight, foot straight to the floor. I though I was gone, babied it to the bottom of the hills, my brakes were red and smoking. The lesson, is if you are overtaking motorbikes on a mountain pass, your going to fry your brakes, and they will laugh at you.
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19-04-2009, 06:55 PM
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Pro Street Au Ute
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Rocky QLD
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yeh guys au 1, brake up grade to au2 will be happening latter. i have had brake fade before this doesn't go away when the brakes cool down as has been my experience with brake fade it will remain like this until i bleed them again witch i have never had to do before on any of the cars i have owned xb through to ed and they have all copped bigger floggings than this thing has. but if the problem is from my driving style maybe i should sell it i do have a pushbike
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20-04-2009, 12:21 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,131
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Might be an idea to check your rotors, mine did the same thing and the rotors were just undersize
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20-04-2009, 01:21 AM
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Pro Street Au Ute
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Rocky QLD
Posts: 1,150
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thanks slo au xr8 i checked my rotors and they are pretty worn out looks like au2 upgrade will be happening sooner than i thought. cheers
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21-04-2009, 05:52 PM
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Donating Member
 Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 293
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Master pump??
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au1 brake pedal to the floor
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