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Brake Fade?, Thought I was dead |
Trevorg7 |
Aug 5 2005, 09:13 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,242 Joined: 7-December 04 From: Highland Village, TX Member No.: 3,241 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Nothing like your brake peddle hitting the floor while exiting the freeway at 65 to get your heart started in the morning.
So, north bound 280 exiting to 92 and my brake peddle hits the floor (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) ! I manage not to hit anyone and coast to a surface street. After limping down the street a bit, 10 mins, the brake peddle came back and I was able to stop again. Was this brake fade? Seems unsafe to drive home but???? I've done all brakes in the past three months and bleed the brakes. Could it have been just a bubble I missed or pure brake fade? Thoughts? Thanks T |
Porsche Rescue |
Aug 5 2005, 10:11 AM
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Saving and Enjoying Old Porsches Group: Members Posts: 2,978 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Bend, Oregon Member No.: 64 Region Association: None |
I don't think "fade" applies at all to your experience. The pedal does not go to the floor with fade. It simply requires more pedal pressure while achieving less braking. Since you did not overheat the system you can also eliminate "boiling" the fluid as the cause. You lost hydraulic pressure for some reason. Chase down the problem before doing any more driving. Next time could have a different ending.
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