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| Fart/4 |
 Sep 21 2025, 02:26 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 13-February 25 From: California Member No.: 28,619 Region Association: Central California  |
Had the car for about 15 years
Never touched the brakes as in original ( to me ) Rotors , pads etc Over the last about 100 miles brake pedal has gotten progressively Softer and now go's down to the floor pretty much Checked the reservoir and it's bone dry Car still stops reasonable we'll , but pedal is very soft and is about 80% travel when brakes bite or engage Should i immediately just take it to my aircooled guy/ mechanic Or refill the fluid and see what happens approach ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) Attached image(s) 
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| Superhawk996 |
Sep 21 2025, 02:56 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,410 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch 
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Check floor pan inside car at the pedal cluster and/or under the carpet.
You will most likely find your lost fluid there due to bad master cylinder. If that is where your fluid is; should have the vehicle flatbedded to repair rather than risk loss of brakes during the drive. |
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| 930cabman |
Sep 21 2025, 05:21 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,268 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Sep 21 2025, 02:56 PM)  Check floor pan inside car at the pedal cluster and/or under the carpet. You will most likely find your lost fluid there due to bad master cylinder. If that is where your fluid is; should have the vehicle flatbedded to repair rather than risk loss of brakes during the drive. +1, you will not find any fluid on the ground, all the leaking fluid will be under the pedal cluster, and yes - flatbed is the safe call |
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| 76-914 |
Sep 22 2025, 09:43 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,802 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(930cabman @ Sep 21 2025, 04:21 PM) QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Sep 21 2025, 02:56 PM) Check floor pan inside car at the pedal cluster and/or under the carpet. You will most likely find your lost fluid there due to bad master cylinder. If that is where your fluid is; should have the vehicle flatbedded to repair rather than risk loss of brakes during the drive. +1, you will not find any fluid on the ground, all the leaking fluid will be under the pedal cluster, and yes - flatbed is the safe call (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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Fart/4 Brake / soft pedal trouble shooting Sep 21 2025, 02:26 PM
emerygt350 Ouch, yes take it to your guy.
Asap. Sep 21 2025, 02:47 PM emerygt350 A refill before you leave is well advised. Whatev... Sep 21 2025, 02:48 PM sixnotfour no brake light on in dash ? does it flash when han... Sep 21 2025, 03:03 PM fiacra You're lucky that you haven't had full bra... Sep 21 2025, 03:05 PM mepstein I once had my brake pedal go to the floor just as ... Sep 21 2025, 06:55 PM bkrantz PLEASE don't drive the car until fixed.
And i... Sep 21 2025, 07:48 PM GregAmy
Had the car for about 15 years. Never touched the... Sep 22 2025, 03:21 PM
fiacra
Had the car for about 15 years. Never touched th... Sep 22 2025, 03:49 PM GregAmy Not bad advice IF your pedal is slowly going lower... Sep 22 2025, 04:04 PM Fart/4 Appreciate the info
I removed the carpeting arou... Sep 22 2025, 08:29 PM |
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