am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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Nope i havnt crashed and no my cars not dead.............
My passenger brake drum burst on the way home...... im very lucky as i had just turned off the main road to avoid speedbumps and to beat a truck 
Wont be making it to work tomorrow then 
That is all
(Well while im hear has this happened to anyone else? if so did your foot hit the floor when the drum burst? i have no real stopping power at all now)
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davieslim
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you mean the rear cylinder burst?
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am4nf
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dunno oily stuff was leaking from around the drum and i have no or little brakes now
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davieslim
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oily stuff being brake fluid lol
yeah cylinders burst, not expensive
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am4nf
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Thought it would be that,
my drum was sticking alot (sounded like it was on contant tbh) would this have caused the cylinder to burst? i was just about to order 2 drums as you know from my post in help not too long ago, gutted if changing the drum could have avoided this
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Jake
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its only a 10quid bit anyway but if any of the fluid has gone onto the wheel clean it off as soon as
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am4nf
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ooooooo cheers mate i thought it might do damage but then thought nah maybe not, it didnt rust someone's bonnet
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davieslim
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remember that its rear cylinders that you need and not the drums lol
btu then parts aint expensive so maybe check the drums and shoes while your there
[Edited on 19-07-2009 by davieslim]
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andyc1234
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id do the lot its not that expensive drums shoes cylinder bearing and cable then you know you never need to take that hub off again so long as you did a decent job
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like it!!
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mine did this not so long ago cost me £13 from local motor factors (rear break cylinder)
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SportBoy
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shoes will be fvcked if the fluid has soaked in anyway.
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like it!!
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yep mine also did this!
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am4nf
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Yea i need drums too, as its been stuck on-ish
Gona just do the full whack dont want to risk that again
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Ian W
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I was on the motorway when a brake fluid pipe split after rubbing on the PAS pipe.
No brakes at all wasn't fun.
Didn't wanna shout to my passenger that I had no brakes so I just pretended everything was normal
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x14xe sport
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the grating will prob cos there down to metal because of this the cylinder could travel to far and losing the fluid past the seals, always a good idea to check your drums once a month as like the front they do wear away
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am4nf
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to me it just sounded like the drum had seized/ got filled with shite
awell at least it didnt happen under heavy braking or it could have been a very different post
How do you check your drums?
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am4nf
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I have a question for everyone or anyone, Is the rest of my brakes hardly working and my foot going all the way to the floor normal due to the cylinder bursting?
[Edited on 19-07-2009 by am4nf]
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Jay
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Yeh as all the fluid will have leaked from there.
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am4nf
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Ahhhhhhh got it now, cheers mate
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Nic Barnes
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has it ruined the car bra?
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Gizzy
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my car also done this handbrake cables snapped in garage thought nothing off it til next went to brake very little brakes aint good
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Gizzy
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also whilst on subject off brakes i replaced rear shoes handbrake cables etc and bled brakes 4 times at work with proper brake bleeder but my brakes are still sh.t would it be wheel cylinders or master cylinder at fault??brakes are there but is alot of travel in pedal before they bite?
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am4nf
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I also need a handbrake cable as its hardly working,
yes nic the fluid burst all over the bra
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RCoughtrie
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your alive
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am4nf
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aye mate
I made it home with the gf behind me with the hazards on
You think you could find out the nite how much he would take to do the cylinder on top of the handbrake and if he would take it first thing? If no a can just phone him in the morning mate
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