740 Wagon 1989 Brakes

lkalloch · Post by **lkalloch** » 16 Nov 2008, 15:36

Alright,

Maybe you can help me out here. My brake pedal has to almost be depressed completely to the floor in order for them to engage. This happened slowly over the past few days. What could the problem be? I checked the brake fluid and it was full... that's all I could really think of, haha. Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers,
Luke

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 16 Nov 2008, 15:39

Could be old and has absorbed some water. When was the last time you flushed your brakes and replaced the fluid with new?

lkalloch · Post by **lkalloch** » 16 Nov 2008, 15:42

I haven't done it since I got the car a couple of months ago. What would be the best way to do that?

Cheers,
Luke

Post by **billofdurham** » 17 Nov 2008, 12:11

Tackle this job like a brake bleed but push out all the old fluid while you are doing it. To help determine when all of the old fluid has been expelled you can now buy it in various colours. Thus if you change the fluid every two years, as you should, you can use a different colour each time to make the job easier.

Bill.