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Billy Mild · 11-04-2014

The brakes on the corvette failed today. I was coming to a stoplight, the car was slowing down when I pressed the brake pedal a little harder to come to a stop faster. At that time I heard a pop and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. The car continued to roll forward and would not slow down.

When I lift my foot off the brake the pedal came back to the normal position. I was able to pump the brakes, but they had 0 resistance. The brakes are not effective. Also my BRAKE light is lit up in the gauge cluster all the time now. I haven't torn into the brakes yet, but Brake Fluid reserviors are both full, and I don't see any leaking fluid around the front brake calipers.

I don't really know what to start with if I should look at the pads, or something more serious. Any ideas?

11-04-2014	#1
Billy Mild Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 838	Brakes Failed The brakes on the corvette failed today. I was coming to a stoplight, the car was slowing down when I pressed the brake pedal a little harder to come to a stop faster. At that time I heard a pop and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. The car continued to roll forward and would not slow down. When I lift my foot off the brake the pedal came back to the normal position. I was able to pump the brakes, but they had 0 resistance. The brakes are not effective. Also my BRAKE light is lit up in the gauge cluster all the time now. I haven't torn into the brakes yet, but Brake Fluid reserviors are both full, and I don't see any leaking fluid around the front brake calipers. I don't really know what to start with if I should look at the pads, or something more serious. Any ideas? __________________ Looking for a ZR-1 1985 Yamaha RZ350-NOT STOCK 1971 Yamaha AT1-Middle of a restoration