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inde_house
Thursday 22nd May 2014, 16:59
What are the symptoms of the brake servo going bad.

T5frankie
Thursday 22nd May 2014, 17:04
hard pedal

inde_house
Thursday 22nd May 2014, 18:20
When you say hard pedal. Today when coasting to a stop it felt like the brakes jammed on a bit. Is that what you mean.

T5frankie
Thursday 22nd May 2014, 18:25
When you say hard pedal. Today when coasting to a stop it felt like the brakes jammed on a bit. Is that what you mean.

no i mean your pedal will feel hard to press down with not much stopping, or it could feel soft and got to the floor without much stopping power, listen for air leaks around the servo

stribo
Thursday 22nd May 2014, 19:39
When you say hard pedal. Today when coasting to a stop it felt like the brakes jammed on a bit. Is that what you mean.

That sounds more like a sticking caliper.

inde_house
Thursday 22nd May 2014, 19:44
How do u unstick a caliper

stribo
Thursday 22nd May 2014, 19:55
How do u unstick a caliper

Depends who you ask, some people don't, they just buy a new one, or you can do it the old fashion way, buy a seal kit for it, strip it down, and clean it up. Generally the piston gets a build up of crap on it, and needs a good going over with some emery paper, as do the bolts that hold the front of the caliper to the rear.

merc85
Thursday 22nd May 2014, 20:20
could also be the brake hose breaking down inside not letting the fluid through