volvo
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- Joined
- Dec 27, 2003
- Location
- Long Island, NY
Hi guys,
Went and did the first really long drive in the 240 this morning: 3 hour and 15 minutes from central Long Island to East of Hartford, Connecticut, and then again the return trip.
While taking Rt 91 North, after not touching the brake pedal for a while (15-20 minutes) I went to slow down and got scared: the brake pedal went to the floor! Then in an attempt to slow down, i pumped the pedal 4 or 5 times and it came back up and behaved as it did before. I got to Hartford, met a few friends, and drove back and no issues...always testing once in a while to make sure I had brakes.
The brake fluid level is fine. As I drove back home, i started hearing a bit if a metallic grinding sound when stepping on the brakes, but i replaced the front pads on this car in May of 2011 and did the rear pads 2 weeks ago.
When i did the rear pads i also noticed that the brake fluid was very very dark and upon closer inspection there was a dark residue floating on the fluid. I syringed out the fluid from the reservoir, pulled the reservoir and cleaned it out with gasoline. Dried it out with compressed air and re-installed on the master and topped off with fresh fluid.
What do you guys think that pedal drop was?
Also what does the white plug with the hose fitting do on the brake booster?
Thank you!
Went and did the first really long drive in the 240 this morning: 3 hour and 15 minutes from central Long Island to East of Hartford, Connecticut, and then again the return trip.
While taking Rt 91 North, after not touching the brake pedal for a while (15-20 minutes) I went to slow down and got scared: the brake pedal went to the floor! Then in an attempt to slow down, i pumped the pedal 4 or 5 times and it came back up and behaved as it did before. I got to Hartford, met a few friends, and drove back and no issues...always testing once in a while to make sure I had brakes.
The brake fluid level is fine. As I drove back home, i started hearing a bit if a metallic grinding sound when stepping on the brakes, but i replaced the front pads on this car in May of 2011 and did the rear pads 2 weeks ago.
When i did the rear pads i also noticed that the brake fluid was very very dark and upon closer inspection there was a dark residue floating on the fluid. I syringed out the fluid from the reservoir, pulled the reservoir and cleaned it out with gasoline. Dried it out with compressed air and re-installed on the master and topped off with fresh fluid.
What do you guys think that pedal drop was?
Also what does the white plug with the hose fitting do on the brake booster?
Thank you!