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brakes occasionally 'freeze' 200 1990

posted by  someone claiming to be sn on  Sat Jul 24 10:41 CST 2004 [RELATED]

This has happened twice: I press on my brakes and my car doesn't stop, it just kind of slows a little...it feels like my brakes are freezing or something: I press nearly to the floor and my car just slows down a little, like it rolls or something. I think I definitely need to (at least) get the brake pads fixed: I occasionally have to press the pedal down further than I used to have to.

Any ideas of what might be wrong?

Thanks.

p.s. I'm taking my car in to the shop next week and am trying to figure out how big this problem is.







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    brakes occasionally 'freeze' 200 1990

    posted by  someone claiming to be jim on  Sat Jul 24 12:41 CST 2004 [RELATED]


    Does the pedal go almost to the floor before the brakes work? Do they work better if you pump them? If so, then you have a bad master cylinder. Get it fixed right away. Not terribly expensive, but if it is the MC it could become dangerous - your brakes could go TOTALLY out! Not something to mess with...


    Jim 90 244DL with 240K!!








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      brakes occasionally 'freeze' 200 1990

      posted by  someone claiming to be sn on  Sat Jul 24 12:49 CST 2004 [RELATED]

      Thanks! Yes -- That's exactly what happens: Brakes go almost to the floor, and they work better if I pump them. I'm not going to drive it until I get them fixed, and I'm going to have it towed to my Volvo specialists on Monday morning. After gliding through a stop sign a couple hours ago (the last time I drove it), I'm afraid to drive it again.

      Thanks again.







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        brakes occasionally 'freeze' 200 1990

        posted by  someone claiming to be jim on  Sat Jul 24 14:50 CST 2004 [RELATED]


        No problem, same thing happened to my "90" about 3 years ago. MC's don't last forever.

        There is another less likely possibilty. You might want to check the fluid level in the MC. If low, look for a leak on the ground in the general the area below the MC. If you find fluid it could be a bad brake line junction box (located well below the MC). Not super expensive either, but perhaps more dangerous as it might be more prone to cause a total brake failure than a MC.

        Been down that road too...


        Jim 90 244DL with 240K!








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          brakes occasionally 'freeze' 200 1990

          posted by  someone claiming to be sn on  Sun Jul 25 04:16 CST 2004 [RELATED]

          OK -- thanks again. [By the way...my car is also a 90 240DL...with 233K]







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