Driving around town today, I thought the pedal was becoming a little spongey.
Had to go somewhere, about three miles away. By the time I got there, I suspected something was more than a bit wrong.
When I left an hour later, the pedal just went straight to the floor, and I was left with maybe 5% of normal braking ability.
Luckily, being a Sunday, traffic was light, and I was only about two miles from my local BMW independant. So, I was a very naughty boy, and nursed it to their garage. This was done simply by keeping speed to 20-25 mph in third, then using third to brake slowly, then dropping to 2nd and 1st.
If I needed to stop completely (just three times on the trip) from the 5-10mph or so of 1st gear, then I`d touch the pedal to activate the brake lights for the benefit of any car behind me, then pull up the handbrake.
I left the keys with the garage owner, and a nice note for the mechanics tomorrow morning. They`re good boys, so I`m hoping to get the car back soon, I`ve no idea how busy they are.
General consensus of opinion seems to be a failure of either the master or slave cylinder of the braking system.
Could be a burst hose somewhere, but I didn`t have a chance to check under the car.
Anybody had this happen on any cars, and what`s a rough guide to the price to fix?
While it`s in I`m going to have the pads and disks all round, plus handbrake assembly and shoes. All this was already purchased ready to fit, but I haven`t fitted it yet. Due to lack of time, I`ll let them do it if the main problem isn`t too expensive.
Will also get the brakes drained and fluid replaced, it needs it.
Ivan.
Todays Fun.... Total Brake Failure !!
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