Cooked my brakes the other day!

pol · Post by **pol** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:20 pm

Was just turning up my MBC for fun, going down my private road at 100 odd, saw a turning coming up i thought i'd pull in and make adjustments... Braked quite hard and wasn't stopping! Dont think i realised how fast i has going or how hard i was trying to brake. They hardly worked on the drive home and then they did again. Is this brake fade? They seem fine now but from what i understand my brake fluid may now have a lower boiling point due to moisture absorbtion?

Anyway, now i know the limits of my brakes!
Smelt real nice.

pol

chris1roll · Post by **chris1roll** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:56 pm

Yep, if the fluid is more than two years old it will contain a high percentage of water, you more than likely boiled the fluid, so the limit of your brakes will be reduced for next time.

I would drain and completely rebleed them, whats it gonna cost you a tenner at the most?

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:28 pm

Anyone for a race around Yorkshire! oh maybe not