Re: [MBZ] OT brakes on my truck

2011-09-06 Thread Mitch Haley
Randy Bennell wrote: I have changed the fluid but it may be a couple of years back. I just sucked out the master cylinder and re filled. Don't know how long since the lines have been bled. Might be worth doing as a first step. For what it is worth, it seems worse when it is really warm out. I

Re: [MBZ] OT brakes on my truck

2011-09-06 Thread Randy Bennell
On 02/09/2011 8:41 PM, Max Dillon wrote: Sounds like master cylinder to me; the fluid leaks internally past seals but stays in the circuit. Change it soon before it fails. Max Yes, my concern too. Don't want to be without brakes. Could just ruin one's whole day! Randy __

Re: [MBZ] OT brakes on my truck

2011-09-06 Thread Randy Bennell
On 02/09/2011 11:50 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: Randy Bennell wrote: Have been experiencing some issues with the brakes on my 02 F150. They feel somewhat soft to me but I am not losing fluid that I can tell. Is the fluid more than two years old? Then step one, get out the speed-e-bleed: http://ww

Re: [MBZ] OT brakes on my truck

2011-09-02 Thread Max Dillon
Sounds like master cylinder to me; the fluid leaks internally past seals but stays in the circuit. Change it soon before it fails. Max -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Randy Bennell wrote: Have been experiencing some issues with the brakes on my 02 F150.

Re: [MBZ] OT brakes on my truck

2011-09-02 Thread Mitch Haley
Randy Bennell wrote: Have been experiencing some issues with the brakes on my 02 F150. They feel somewhat soft to me but I am not losing fluid that I can tell. Is the fluid more than two years old? Then step one, get out the speed-e-bleed: http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm If it's st

[MBZ] OT brakes on my truck

2011-09-02 Thread Randy Bennell
Have been experiencing some issues with the brakes on my 02 F150. They feel somewhat soft to me but I am not losing fluid that I can tell. Seems worse in hotter weather. Noticed that when I stop at a traffic light and hold my foot on the brake, the pedal seems to slowly drop. Never goes all th