 NEED INPUT ASAP:, no brakes and i'm drivin right now. |
 Jan 15 2005, 01:10 PM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin.  Group: Members Posts: 1,035 Joined: 31-March 04 From: Chambana Member No.: 268  |
Allright. It's 1pm. I'm in kankakee driving my 2001 s10. never had a problem with the truck. always starts, goes, stops, and repeat.
doin about 65mph on the 203rd mile of the day. go to slow down for a turn. the brake pedal is absolutely frozen. no give, no move, no brakes... i down shift till i stop on the side of the road. hop out... i have plenty of brake fluid. well, brake calipers are atleast still on the rotors.. i hope back in to make some phone calls. occasoinally pressing hard on the pedal. starts to give a little... and after a couple of inutes i hear a lot of air being pushed and the pedal functions again... i'm driiving again now, and the brakes appear to work... what the heck is going on and should I head home... 2 hrs away...? it kind of felt like my brake line was passing a kidney stone when it finally starting giving and i heard all the air??? -------------------- game over.
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Jan 17 2005, 08:46 AM
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RTV'd fitting wasn't the solenoid, but was the plastic vacuum fitting going into the power brake booster.
A VERY temporary fix. I'm still of the opinion that swapping in another brake booster and fitting is the proper solution. Not really a good idea to push a 'get you home' type of fix for 500 miles a day. Just to be clear, although it seemed to be holding well that way when you left that night, it seems a very bad idea to rely on a fix like that for something as important as your brakes. I really think you should locate an appropriate used or new power brake booster and swap it into the S10. -------------------- |
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xian 1g NEED INPUT ASAP: Jan 15 2005, 01:10 PM
awd4kicks Christian, check the vaccum line to your brake mas... Jan 15 2005, 01:14 PM xian 1g allright... process has repeated itself.
i checke... Jan 15 2005, 01:51 PM turbohcar We've got one in the shop just like this. Unf... Jan 15 2005, 02:01 PM awd4kicks My guess is that the booster is leaking internally... Jan 15 2005, 08:10 PM turbohcar Now that I think about it that would be a logical ... Jan 16 2005, 10:47 AM awd4kicks Actually having no brake booster would feel just a... Jan 16 2005, 11:30 AM turbohcar QUOTE (turbohcar @ Jan 16 2005, 10:47 AM)The ... Jan 16 2005, 06:15 PM awd4kicks The amount of braking you get on a moving vehicle ... Jan 16 2005, 07:25 PM natedogg The engine revving up is also a telltale sign of a... Jan 16 2005, 07:27 PM xian 1g took it out to the shop. she pulled the vac line ... Jan 16 2005, 08:37 PM xian 1g trav- thnx for clarifying what was rtv'd, and ... Jan 17 2005, 11:27 AM turbohcar Try www.s10forum.com or www.s10forums.com
The two ... Jan 17 2005, 11:55 AM xian 1g i actually joined both of those sites a long time ... Jan 17 2005, 12:11 PM
badbu68 did you try www.car-part.com ? Jan 18 2005, 12:28 AM |
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