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Brake fade??
« on: September 07, 2006, 05:06:13 PM »

Alright, so I'm driving home last night and its decently foggy, I'm thinking about something else and not realizing that a stop sign is approaching faster than I realized.  I see it at the last second and hit the brakes, the pedals to the floor but the car is slowing down very slowly.. i barely stopped in time.  I've been lookin up on brake fade and people are saying it happens after you do alot of hard braking.. I hadn't before that.. I've noticed that happen before too and I was only going about 30mph in the city and someone pulled out in front of me, same thing happened.  It sounds like it might be fluid fade but I'm not sure..  I checked the brake fluid, it looks like its healthy, the color is fine.. but I don't know, does anyone have any suggestions? 
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Re: Brake fade??
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2006, 12:08:25 AM »

I'd bleed the brakes first it could be air in the lines ...Especially if the pedal feels soft ...I'm ASSUMING that the brake pads are in good shape and not excessively worn ...
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