Shayne

That's about what my problem is... However, I believe mine is actually
being sucked into the engine a little bit at a time. One of these
days.......!


"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" <skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net> wrote in
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> On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:34:07 -0600, "Hairy" <hairy@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"kevin" <kevnospam242@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> My problem started a couple weeks ago. The ABS light came on, aprox
>>> 1/2 hour later my brakes were not working properly. The pedal felt
>>> all wrong (goes all the way down with no pressure) and it sounded like
>>> the breaks were intermittingly stopping (like skidding) when they did
>>> work... very dangerous to drive this way.
>>>
>>> I took the truck home and checked the fluid, it turns out the fluid is
>>> low, so I replaced it, still no puddles in the driveway and from
>>> checking the inside (quick look) and around the wheels no leaks.
>>>
>>> I took it up to the garage where I bought the truck and the guys up
>>> there (without looking at it) say it sounds like it need's a master
>>> cylinder. What is your opinion? Is there anything else I should
>>> check into before I buy a MC and try to install it myself? Any advise
>>> about installing a Master Cylinder?
>>
>>How low was the reservoir? It may take more than a "quick look" to find
>>the
>>leaking component. Until you determine where the fluid went, all we can do
>>is speculate.
>
> I had a Toyota truck that slowly lost it's master cylinder. No
> evidence of fluid leaks anywhere but all symptoms pointed to the
> master cylinder. Only when I replaced it did I discover where the
> fluid went... Into the vacuum booster and down the inside of the
> firewall where it saturated the carpet pad.. Never noticed because of
> the rubber floor mats I had down.
>
>