The fluid overheated and boiled in the wheel cylinders. Now you have a good excuse to flush all the brake fluid. Should do it every 2-3 yrs anyway.
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Robert Stewart Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:19 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Soft Brake Pedal Pressure after driving with Emergency brake on. Hello Everyone, I replaced my front brake pads several months ago and the pressure has been great since. The other day someone other than myself pulled my emergency brake lever. I did not know and wound up driving with it on for 20 minutes on the highway. I started to smell something and I immediately released it. After doing so I realized my brake pressure on the pedal sank a bit. What happened and how do I resolve this? |
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