swrsturbo

I was about to set off on the m62 motorway to Dewsbury, but decided to go round to a mates first in Pontefract, about two miles from where i live in Castleford. All was fine 'til i went to stop ouside his house, and discovered i had no brakes whatsoever! Luckily i was slowing down so managed to stop with gears and handbrake and got out to find the road behind me covered in brake fluid. If i'd gone to Dewsbury first i could have been in hospital by now or worse! Haven't looked at the problem but the lhs wheel arch is covered in brake fluid. Couldn't drive home obviously so here is my car getting a lift home!

steviep

Rich_w

Sounds like a fluid leak

Stoo

when did you put the 17's on?

Mabey they were rubbing against the brake line and eventually burst through it I had this once and it isnt funny,especially when approaching a roundabout

swrsturbo

17s were on the car when i got it, i've now had a quick look at the car in the semi dark and the brake fluid is spraying out from somewhere near where the pipe meets to the caliper, though i cant feel any splits with my hand, I will investigate further when i get time / light.

swrsturbo

Car looks good from that angle tho' dunnit?

Ian3dr

R4N SS

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u lucky there pal

Thrush

iTrader: (1)

Whoa! close call dude - thank fook you went to your mates than straight onto the M'way eh chap!

Graceland

sure i've seen that car out and about when pontycruise used to be good......

swrsturbo

Nah bought it at christmas from Mansfield

Graceland

you not been to ponty or wakey cruise in the last month then?

swrsturbo

I think i've been to wakey once and ponte once in the last month or two, I thought you meant like two years ago when ponte was heaving every sunday.

Graceland

lol, ponte used to be well heaving 3 /4 years since

Mr C

iTrader: (2)

lucky bugger!!

swrsturbo

Now looked at the car and it seems the rubber brake line has been rubbing on the shock absorber for ages and has finally worn through, shit design if you ask me

Rich_w

IIRC theres a mount for the pipe to stop that

swrsturbo

Ł24 for a six inch rubber pipe from ford...

swrsturbo

The pipe does clip into place but it still touches the shocker where it bends back round, the next question will be whats the best/ easiest way to bleed the brakes on it after i've put on the new pipe

swrsturbo

Ordered the pipe yesterday at 4.30 pm from Ford, had to be ordered specially, and it was here today! Also the guy knocked Ł4 off the price without me even asking

Roy

you are lucky mate. same sort of thing happened on my old mk6. driving down a hill,about 50mph and a tractor pulls out, press the brakes and i got non! ended up driving in to the field next to the road to avoid the tractor and all the fluid was pissing out, all over the wheel etc and to top it off the AA took over 2 hours to find me cos i was a good 20miles from home and did'nt fancy driving with no brakes

sufsRS

lucky man!!!!!! im from batley just next 2 dewsbury, nice turbo havnt seen u round

swrsturbo

Im from Castleford, but i go to heckmondwike thru dewsbury once a week, sometimes in the rs, I had a black turbo about september bought from chickenly you might know that one it was f reg with 17" venoms (which came STRAIGHT off!) but thats in leeds now.

FRST RICH

Hi mate - god you were lucky.

Best way to bleed the brakes is with one of those bleeder kits that you connect to your valve on your tyre. Pressurises the system and forces out the air bubbles.

Best Ł5 I ever spent.

FAST AS FORD

Happened to my girlfiends 306 a couple of years ago scary stuff! Turned out the rear brake cylinders leaked all the fluid out