Absolutely No Brakes!!!!

[pascofan92]

Ok my brakes went completely on my gen3. The pedal is down to the floor and the Parking break indicator light is on continuousely. Man, i barely made it to my driveway in the rain 30min ago inthe rain! I saw fluid spraying from the left brake line when i filled up the main cylindar;maybe i hit something and thefluid finally gave way.Anyways, im screwed and I need some help. THANK YOU---Alaric

 

['94SHO]

where?

Where is it leaking from? Hard line or rubber? At the wheel or the master cylinder? Neither is very hard to fix.

 

[pascofan92]

I saw it coming from the line area where a little cylindrcal connector is on the left side. Its still raining and its misty outside so i cannot get a fix on it.If you can belive i'm actually typing this im amazing myself b/c this happened on I-75 with semi's on both sides of me!

 

[pascofan92]

i would prolly say now i 've gotta have air in the line(S). How bad could all of this be??----Alaric

 

[Mr Anonymous]

You made it home safe, so not bad.

Basically it's a matter of finding the leak, fixing it, and bleeding the brakes.

If you blew a rubber line, they can be had new for around $30 at most parts stores. If you blew a steel line, it's very cheap, but you need to be able to flare to splice in a new section -- for many people that's something better left to a shop.

When it dries out and you can get a good look, let us know exactly where it's leaking from -- pix would help even more.

 

[pascofan92]

Thanks. can anyone pm me the instructions on posting pics?THANK YOU!

 

[NebraskaSHO]

Get a photobucket account, and upload photos there.

Then copy the LINK code that is below the picture and paste it in a post here on the forum.

Or email them to:

[email protected]

And I'll post them up.

Good luck!

 

[pascofan92]

Alright,
After a few days of debacle and trying to find the problem and suitable replacement parts; my lateral brake line on the left side failed 100% due to corrosion( the car appears to be from up north in slOHIO). I found an odd-ball oem replacement here in Tampa b/c this part is almost unheard of for failure! Anyways, I got the lines on without a hitch and I will post pictures of the effort. I'll tell you it was a tedious two-person job and time and patience is a must for this kind of work!I'll Post a follow-up/ helpful tips when my pictures are uploaded. Thank you all for your help!
---Alaric

 

[pascofan92]

Damn!!!
I checked the rear brake line, the one from the left rear-block to the right-rear block, is 100% corroded and in immediate danger of FAILURE!!! I really need a relpacement!Does anyone know of the Ford part number that would fall under???Ford doesn't seem to know!Thank YOU!
---Alaric