BRAKES AARGH!!!!

Started by TGP Nick, December 10, 2006, 05:51:49 PM

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TGP Nick

I replaced my battery today! :laugh:  $32 with exchange of the cruddy old battery.
My Antilock now works just fine, but now my ANTILOCK light is flashing.  I checked how many pumps it took to turn the pump on, and it runs at every pump, which is strange, because about two weeks ago it took 4 presses of the pedal before the pump ran... could my accumulator have already died?!?!
Nick
1989 Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix- LG5 - 4T60HD
2008 Ford Ranger XLT- 2.3 DOHC I-4 - 5MT
2012 Nissan Altima SR coupe- 3.5 V6 - 6MT

TGP Nick

Well I think I may have found what is wrong with my brakes- I looked underneath the car today and noticed that the aluminum proportioning valve next to the fuel filter was soaked in brake fluid.  I'm thinkin it probably is cracked somewhere.... I have an extra proportioning valve sitting here, so I'll have to swap it in.  Is this a pretty common problem?
Nick
1989 Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix- LG5 - 4T60HD
2008 Ford Ranger XLT- 2.3 DOHC I-4 - 5MT
2012 Nissan Altima SR coupe- 3.5 V6 - 6MT

jimmy

        as ugly as mine looks, it still seems to be holding up. I would have to say mine  may possibly be a orginal. Nick I've never heard these just go bad.

mfewtrail

Quote from: TGP Nick on June 19, 2007, 05:40:05 PM
Well I think I may have found what is wrong with my brakes- I looked underneath the car today and noticed that the aluminum proportioning valve next to the fuel filter was soaked in brake fluid.  I'm thinkin it probably is cracked somewhere.... I have an extra proportioning valve sitting here, so I'll have to swap it in.  Is this a pretty common problem?

Yep, one of the other common brake problems. ;)
'93 SE, '90 Black/tan TGP, & '90 Red/tan TGP

Prospeeder

mines leaking, and no dealer can get me the part, they said its on back order :s
1990 TGP Chipped RU-1390 K&N
2001 Audi S4 Stage 2
1999 VW Beetle
1997 BMW 740iL

TGP Nick

I went back and re-read this topic and realized that I never said how I fixed it. :laugh:

I replaced the proportioning valve with a spare I had and re-bled the brakes, and the brakes have been working perfectly since then.  ;)
Nick
1989 Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix- LG5 - 4T60HD
2008 Ford Ranger XLT- 2.3 DOHC I-4 - 5MT
2012 Nissan Altima SR coupe- 3.5 V6 - 6MT