Q:I have absolutely no brakes on my explorer when you push the brake pedal down it goes all the way to the floor. I have had 3 people look at it and everyone tells me something different. We thought air was in the brake lines so we tried to bleed the brakes that did no good. Thought the Calipers were bad changed them still no good. Two people looked at master cylinder and said it was OK another said it wasn‘t I‘m at a loss. I have done spent around $250 trying to fix it in the past 2 weeks and am about to pull my hair out. I am a single mom with 2 kids and I need it so I can get back and forth to work daily. Does anyone have any suggestions? I cant afford to take it to a mechanic so any help on here would be greatly appreciated

if youre brake booster was bad you would still have brakes it would just be extremely hard to push down the pedal , if youre calipers were bad it would pull very hard to one side or the other when you hit the brakes,hers how to tes a master cylinder, you start the engine and wiht youre truck idling you press firmly on the brake pedal and if it slowly sinks to the floor the youre seals are bad inside, based on what you provided it sounds to me like you have some sort of blockage somewhere, if you hit the pedal and it drops straight to hte floor with little or no resistance then youve got a leak somewhere, but if you havent noticed brake fluid pouring out than that is not a likely problem either, the only other idea i have based on the info you provided is that the linkage for the brake pedal has broken or come loose under the dash board or that youre fluid level is extremely low.you can visually check the fluid level by looking at the resevoir under the hood, to check your linkage look at the very top pf your brake pedal and check if everything is still attached to it and that nothing is broken. i hope this helps but if youre still having issues i would be more than willing to go thru this step by step w you, if you live in illinois i would be happy to come take a look for you and repair it , at no cost to you, good luck and god bless, let me know how you come out thanx ps the vaccuum leak suggestion isnt bad but you would notice a definite increase in engine speed at idle if you had a leakk big enough to effect your brakes

Q:How do ABS brakes work during an emergency situation?How do standard conventional brakes work during an emergency?What are the advantages of ABS brakes?As many links as possible would be much appreciated!

For the best answers, search on this site shorturl.im/awq0E I clearly fall within the faction that believes that EVERY passenger vehicle should be fitted with ABS. The situations where anti lock brakes MAY be detrimental would be so rare as to make it safe to disregard those situations. Otherwise it would be like stating that seat belts should not be worn because of the rare chance that, someday, the vehicle may fall, upside down in water and the unconscious driver would drown because he is wearing a seatbelt. It's a remote possibility, but there are countless other, very real risks, run every day, several times a day where wearing the restraint could save one's life. I expect that ABS will be required in EVERY passenger vehicle, someday, and I would support and applaud such regulation.

Q:The brakes are coming on while driving. The brake peddle is pumped up almost to the max by itself. I recently had new calipers and discs reconditioned because of this problem but it did not fix the problem. It does not happen all of the time but most. I would stop the car, back up several yards then continue, most of the time this works. When I get to where I‘m going, turn car off, shop, get back on the road sometimes I have to do this all over again. Senser? Master Cylinder?Thank you.

U need 2 go 2 Auto Zone have them run the diagnostics on it,if u have ABS brakes it could b any # of things.

Q:hi there, i was wondering if anyone knew what i could do here i bought a project 1970 dodge charger about 3 weeks ago and the previous owner said he installed new brake pads [drum brakes on all 4 corners] but when i push the pedal, it makes a squishy noise, goes to the floor, and just comes right back up. it is also leaking at the firewall where the pedal goes into. i‘m probably thinking this guy didn‘t bleed the system, or the master cylinder is out. how could i tell if it‘s either or? and how do you bleed a drum brake system on this car? and why is it leaking in area? [only leaks when you press the pedal down] so right now, i have no brakes on the car. the e-brake doesn‘t work either. and my last question, me and a few others were looking at the front suspension and noticed there isn‘t any springs, my father owned a ‘69 back in the late 70‘s and my friend‘s father owned a ‘68 back then too, they couldn‘t remember if it had front springs or not, theres no cupping area for a spring?

You have a bad master cylinder. Are you planning on restoring the car or modifying it? If you are restoring it then keep the drum brakes, if you are fixing it up as a driver, then you may consider installing a disk brake on the front, if not on all 4 wheels. You can bleed them by loosening the bleed screw on the backing plate by each wheel. Start with the one farthest away from the master cylinder. The suspension has a torsion bar instead of a spring. It sounds like a nice car, good luck with the repairs.

Q:For a go kart what brake system would be better?

Sorry wrong section. Find a web site with go carts.

Q:I know that it is more than just lights, and brakes. please try and be specific. Any one out there have one done? My car is old and alot of things need to be replaced.

Brakes. Inspect the whole brake system such as pads, rotors, drums, calipher, master cylinder, piping and tubing, etc. Then test drive to make sure the car stops when it is supposed to. Lamps. Make sure that your headlights (low and high beams), directional signal lights (front and rear), stop lights, parking lights, backing up lights and license plate light among others work. If your car is before a certain year, it may not be subject to smog control.

Q:I‘ve got an Opel Kadett 1985. Drum breaks. No matter if it‘s hot, cold or raining my right rear wheel brakes on it‘s own. Somtimes it happens often and sometimes it doesnt happen for days even weeks. I‘m driving normally and all of a sudden it just brakes/gets stuck. Sometimes it gets unstuck just as easily, but sometimes i have to either hit it with a hammer a few times or pump the brake pedal. Now, I have replaced the cylinder in the drum so that‘s not an issue. Which only leaves me with master cylinder i guess. And I do have enough oil in the brake system. What do you guys think?

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Q:i have a home 750 watt sony dvd system. if i hook up an old sub that can only handle 170 watts rms, will it brake the system if it brakes.

The home system is meant to use an 8 ohm load. If the sub is 4 ohm, you may damage the DVD system.

Q:I bought a 2010 corolla, from day one the brakes are very low. the saleman told me its the ABS. I had the brakes adjusted by the dealer, the parking brakes was adjusted also. The brakes feels better than before. But there is still problem, once a while it makes a scraping sound, Sometimes, the brake petal will still goes down after the car came to a complete stop. Is there air in the brake system? anyone knows what‘s wrong? Thanks

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Q:Just bought this truck and it shakes violently when you step on the brakes. Its like the breaks are grabbing and then not, then grabbing then not again. The slower the speed the slower the cycles. It feels extremely dangerous and i wont be driving it again until i get fix this problem.

get some brake rotors because yours is warped.