hello,i have a 1999 uk turbo,sadly it has no brakes,the discs and pads are not new but look to still have life left in them,you press the peddle and although it slows down it is very scary.i have tried to bleed them,only managed to do one as the others wouldnt budge,but dont think thats the problem,any advice much appreciated,i was going to buy new discs-pads to see if this helped,hope someone comes up with reason for my problem,thanks in advance

 

at a guess master cylinder

 

Have you got a fluid leak any where? What does the pedal feel like??

 

If you can't bleed them, that's probably it.

 

hi the peddle feels normal,just no brake,they do work but defo not like how they should be,no leaks of fluid

 

Have you checked for seized pistons?

 

the brakes do work but not very good,so the pistons must be working,also when you let the handbreak off you can push the car no problem so none of the brakes is seized on,so the pistons must be releasing again

 

The handbrake is on the drums and it'll still brake with seized pistons just not very well!

My sister's Impreza has 4 pots on the front and had 2 pots on the rear and the inside pistons on all 4 calipers were seized which is why the braking was so poor!!! Basically the outside pads were pushing against the disk and there was no clamping force being applied!

 

THANKS,i will get one of the calipers off and see whats going on