CSVT#49
Addicted CEG'er
Ok so I have been having the low brake fluid problem with my car that just started a few weeks ago. I didn't know what to think when the park brake light wouldn't go out with the e-brake lever down until Tony told me that it was my brake fluid level. Well I've topped it off twice now and it hasn't come back.
Now when I left for work this morning my e-brake lever felt weird, but I was running late so I didn't think in to it to much. When I got to work and parked my car the e-brake lever would come all the way up. It only came up about 1 maybe 2inches. That bothered me. Leaving work I played with it a little bit but couldn't get it to come up any further. I decided I would just inspect it when I got home. Pulling out of my spot I noticed the car was lugging back. My flipping rear brakes were on still as if the e-brake didn't release. I pulled into another parking spot and got out to look at the cars rear wheels. There wasn't a whole lot of brake dust so it hadn't been sticking on the way into work this morning. The pads still looked to have decent life left on them and the rotors didn't looked scored. I got back in the car and pulled really hard up on the e-brake and it finally gave. Now the e-brake lever moved like it normally did. However it still didn't help my rear brake issue. Being that it was 16degF outside I said screw it I'm going to drive home with the brakes locked on the rear. I figured I'd probably end up having to replace my rear rotors and pads possibly the calipers. I drove home and about half way home the brakes were not holding me back anymore. At this point I thought the pads were toast, but I didn't hear metal to metal screaching from the rear. When I finally got home I backed into the garage and parked it pulling up the e-brake. I got out and tried moving the car and I couldn't? The brakes were working. I released the e-brake and I could move the car by pushing it. This really isn't making any sense to me. I took the center console off and looked at the lever assembly. Everything looked normal. I found that one of the bolts holding the lever assembly down was pretty loose. I tighted both bolts just for the hell of it and greased the assembly. I did notice that the cable was pretty tight against the assmebly and had worn down a bit exposing the metal cable.
Alright so thats were I'm at. Sorry for the long post, but I'm one for detail. Plus I wanted to make sure you guys got the whole story. Any thoughts people??
Thanks in advance.
Now when I left for work this morning my e-brake lever felt weird, but I was running late so I didn't think in to it to much. When I got to work and parked my car the e-brake lever would come all the way up. It only came up about 1 maybe 2inches. That bothered me. Leaving work I played with it a little bit but couldn't get it to come up any further. I decided I would just inspect it when I got home. Pulling out of my spot I noticed the car was lugging back. My flipping rear brakes were on still as if the e-brake didn't release. I pulled into another parking spot and got out to look at the cars rear wheels. There wasn't a whole lot of brake dust so it hadn't been sticking on the way into work this morning. The pads still looked to have decent life left on them and the rotors didn't looked scored. I got back in the car and pulled really hard up on the e-brake and it finally gave. Now the e-brake lever moved like it normally did. However it still didn't help my rear brake issue. Being that it was 16degF outside I said screw it I'm going to drive home with the brakes locked on the rear. I figured I'd probably end up having to replace my rear rotors and pads possibly the calipers. I drove home and about half way home the brakes were not holding me back anymore. At this point I thought the pads were toast, but I didn't hear metal to metal screaching from the rear. When I finally got home I backed into the garage and parked it pulling up the e-brake. I got out and tried moving the car and I couldn't? The brakes were working. I released the e-brake and I could move the car by pushing it. This really isn't making any sense to me. I took the center console off and looked at the lever assembly. Everything looked normal. I found that one of the bolts holding the lever assembly down was pretty loose. I tighted both bolts just for the hell of it and greased the assembly. I did notice that the cable was pretty tight against the assmebly and had worn down a bit exposing the metal cable.
Alright so thats were I'm at. Sorry for the long post, but I'm one for detail. Plus I wanted to make sure you guys got the whole story. Any thoughts people??
Thanks in advance.