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Daz

Member Since: 10 Aug 2014
Location: west yorks
Posts: 46

Brake pedel travel

Hi all after owning my 90 for 5 weeks and had to replace water pump , Hub oil seal and sort out alarm its now developed excessive brake pedal travel but not all the time most times its as it should and then next time you brake the pedal travels almost to the floor but still brakes and if you pump pedal once its back to normal , Theres no air in system and pads are like new . Has anyone got any idea what could be at fault . Its a 2007 puma .
cheers daz

17th Aug 2014 6:04pm

couplands

Member Since: 31 Aug 2011
Location: Peak District & Cornwall
Posts: 1826

Sounds like the wheel bearing is lose allowing the wheel to wobble and push the brake pistons back. A couple of prods on the brake pedal pushes the pistons back to the right place, until the wheel wobble knocks them back again.

Jack up the car and see if the wheels wobble.

cheers

simon

17th Aug 2014 6:26pm

munch90

Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: guildford
Posts: 3558

^^^

17th Aug 2014 6:48pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4785

Im not being nasty but I would check the wheel the hub seal was changed on first as that has been disturbed

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18th Aug 2014 7:38am

Daz

Member Since: 10 Aug 2014
Location: west yorks
Posts: 46

Hi jacked up the wheels and there is no play on the bearings at all it all nice and tight , Any ideas ?

cheers daz .

18th Aug 2014 8:54pm

roel

Member Since: 08 Aug 2009
Location: Lelystad
Posts: 2039

Are you losing break fluid? Roel

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19th Aug 2014 10:02am

Daz

Member Since: 10 Aug 2014
Location: west yorks
Posts: 46

Hi no brake fluid loss and no air in system . Could it be master cylinder , .

21st Aug 2014 9:11am

jimbob7

Member Since: 06 Jul 2013
Location: uk
Posts: 2055

If you suspect the m/c get somebody to press the brake pedal and look for bubbles or fluid moving about in the reservoir,if the seals have gone/going,the brake fluid re-circulates back into the reservoir instead of being forced down the brake lines.If its none ABS,an oem m/c is about £60ish, ABS will cost nearly treble. Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5.

21st Aug 2014 9:37am

Daz

Member Since: 10 Aug 2014
Location: west yorks
Posts: 46

Hi jimbob7 , When I press the brake pedal the fluid rises in the reservoir does this mean its the master cylinder that's at fault . cheers daz ..

27th Aug 2014 7:34pm

Daz

Member Since: 10 Aug 2014
Location: west yorks
Posts: 46

Hi just to update , Ive replaced master cylinder and can confirm all is good and well . Thanks for your help .
Cheers daz ..

6th Sep 2014 8:23pm

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