Brakes Quit ... Why revert to old technology
10-21-2014, 06:32 PM
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Brakes Quit ... Why revert to old technology
Once upon a time, I had my brakes go out in a 66 Mustang ... pedal went straight to the floor and no brakes. This was a problem that every car manufacturer I know of cured by going to a dual well master cylinder.
My brakes failed in my 2013 F150 at 25K miles and I was surprised to see that it has a single well master cylinder, just like the old days. The seal blew between the master cylinder and the booster. It was pretty dramatic, but not quite as bad as the Mustang.
To make things worse, the sensor that alerts you to low brake fluid is at the very bottom of the well. When the low brake fluid warning comes on, it's too late. It would seem to me that they should have put it high enough to let you know you're losing fluid rather than letting you know it's all gone.
I find myself wondering what they did about all the brake fluid in the booster. Could that cause problems?
My brakes failed in my 2013 F150 at 25K miles and I was surprised to see that it has a single well master cylinder, just like the old days. The seal blew between the master cylinder and the booster. It was pretty dramatic, but not quite as bad as the Mustang.
To make things worse, the sensor that alerts you to low brake fluid is at the very bottom of the well. When the low brake fluid warning comes on, it's too late. It would seem to me that they should have put it high enough to let you know you're losing fluid rather than letting you know it's all gone.
I find myself wondering what they did about all the brake fluid in the booster. Could that cause problems?
