Q:First I‘ve had the bike for two years and don‘t know when the brake fluid has been changed (so easily two plus years)Here are the symptoms,At night in 55deg temperature, front brakes operate fine.During the day at 80deg temperature, front brakes clamp up rotors, bike will move, so its not completely seized. Popped the master cylinder reservoir and noticed water on the other side of diaphragm. Even when brakes drag, the front brake handle still operates properly.My theory. the brake fluid is so old and combined with water that during the day, the water steams up creating air pressure and clamping down on the brakes.Should I just get the brake fluid flushed or should the master cylinder be rebuilt? Your thoughts? Thanks.

Incorrect theory: Brake use creates more heat than the difference between day and night will. The brake system needs a rebuild, from one end to the other. All the seals in the calipers should be replaced. I would recommend getting braided lines. There are no longer braided brake line kits available for this model, so you need to find a shop that will make them up for you, using line and banjo fittings. I performed this on my 1981 750F many years ago, and got greatly improved braking performance. However, compared to my newer bikes, front brake performance is weak and without feel: Scary! Brakes have improved a lot (and bikes have become much lighter) in 30 years.

Q:My brakes have been squeaking everytime I come to a stop and then when I try to take off it won‘t go. Any advice?

You will want to replace it with a product called PEX it can be snaked through the walls and is fairly cheap. If I was doing it myself it would cost under $300 hundred in parts. The size of the house doesn't matter that much the PEX material is cheap it's the labor that costs. It just depends on how greedy the contractor is. $1000 would be a fair price but I'm afraid that you will be looking in the thousands.

Q:Hello, I have a 1998 Pontiac Trans AM WS6. I drive the car pretty hard and make frequent hard stops. I have some money coming to me and wanted to know how would I go about getting the best braking system possible?What do I need the mechanic to order: large discs, stronger pads, larger rotors, ???please, I do not know too much about brakes.

try some akebono or brembo braking systems with slotted and lined rotors. they will dissipate heat better and give you a little better stopping force. also try to upgrade to dual or quad pistons on each side of caliper. also for hard braking upgrade the front suspension and put neoprene bushings instead of the rubber ones.

Q:My brake petal went straight to the floor. why?

60,000 miles is the usual mileage struts begin to loose their compression and rebound ability.

Q:Trivia: Why is it necessary to have 2 different braking systems for these two different tracks. What are the differences between the two systems and how do these systems affect the cars ability to brake?

Brakes are used way more at Bristol than Daytona the same goes for the cookie cutter tracks

Q:My ABS light has been coming on for the past couple of weeks, and my brakes are very mushy. It takes much longer for me to stop than it should, and sometimes when I tap the brake pedal, I hear a grinding noise. I‘m thinking that there is air in my brake line, but could it also be possible that my brake system needs to be bled? Thanks!

How many miles on your brake pads? A grinding noise could merely be caused by pads so worn out that the friction material is gone and metal is contacting metal. That would also explain longer stopping distances and perhaps a mushy pedal. The ABS light may mean several things. You might have a broken ABS sensor or sensor ring. The only way to really know what's going on would be to inspect the brakes.

Q:uh oh! what happens if i accidentally put power steering fluid in my brake system ?

How long did it take for things to start going wrong if this happens? I had the same happen but my neighbor who did my brakes (he's a small motor mechanic) just topped off my brake fluid with a small amount of power steering fluid. I drove the car like 300 miles before I found out only because I saw the bottle he used. the inside of the brake fluid cap is swollen but so far no issues. I had the fluid pulled out with a suction gun and replaced. the only thing I can think is that it was such a small amount it was diluted and never got into the line. Wouldnt something have gone wrong by now after over 300 miles of driving since it happened?

Q:In the way of driving the brake system has been lit and has been ringing, what is the reason?

You are not holding a handbrake ah, or brake pads run out, get off to see

Q:ok so i wanna bleed my brakes on my car. from watching youtube vids, it says to remove the old fluid from the reservoir first, then move on to the wheels. But my reservoir is made so its hard to remove fluid from it with a turkey baster like they said and I don‘t want to buy one of those 100 dollars tools they sell. I also don‘t wanna remove the whole reservoir cuz i‘m lazy. Is it ok to skip removing the reservoir fluid first and going straight for the wheels. and then refilling the reservoir as needed?

Here's the deal: It's totally impossible to bleed the brakes with an empty master-cylinder reservoir! How in the world are you supposed to bleed the brake system with no fluid in the master-cylinder reservoir? IT MUST BE FULL! As a matter of fact after bleeding the left rear first, right rear second right front third and left front fourth you MUST refill the reservoir before moving to the next caliper. If your car has over 50,000 miles on the odometer you'd be further ahead taking the car to a Toyota Dealer and have then *change the brake fluid, pressurize and bleed the brake system. ! Moisture enters the vent hole on the cover of the master-cylinder reservoir every day since the car was new. Water in brake fluid rusts the brake lines and corrodes the inside of the calipers which makes them eventually seize. All new Lexus cars recommend changing the brake fluid every two years regardless of mileage.

Q:Master Cylinder Brake Hose Orifice Tube Wheel Cylinder

What's an orifice tube and is there a such thing as a wheel cylinder?