hnz28sjz

on the road when i go 40 miles and i would try to make a sudden stop my brakes take a long time to respond and my steering wheel would shake what could be the problem? please help


Modified by hnz28sjz at 10:58 PM 7/28/2005

red-eg6

bad brake booster or low brake fluid and warped roaters

hnz28sjz

where would i check if i have any of these problems , i know where to check if my brake fluid is low but where is my brake boost located at and how can you tell if my brake is wrap........ sorry newB

anothersickhatch

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the brake booster is the large, round black disc that is attached to the brake master cylinder. the brake master cylinder is the mechanism that you see to check the brake fluid. if there are signs of leaking brake fluid, then you should replace the brake master cylinder. if there are no signs of liquid, the turn your car on and let it idle for a minute. push the brake pedal down a couple times and if your idle goes up a few hundred rpms, then your brake booster is fine and DOES NOT need to be replaced. if your brake pedal goes all the way down to the ground without any resistance and stays there, then your master cylinder is bad. if you push the brake pedal and it goes down with little resistance BUT COMES BACK UP, then it is your brake power booster. (Im pretty sure about this, but could be mixed up)

hope this helps...by the way, the shaking you feel when you hit the brakes is caused by warped rotors. shaking like that can only be caused by warped rotors when braking.

if you check all these things, there may be another problem. perhaps your brake pads are so worn down that they hardly have any bite left in them and your rotors are ****. i would suggest checking these things, replace the brake pads, and re-surface the rotors. come back to this post if you have any questions or problems and let us know what happened....

hnz28sjz

i lookd at my brake pad they seem fine and pleanty of tread left and rotars are clean but i saw the ruber peice of my axel its broken and black liquid is all over it could that have been the problem ?

anothersickhatch

that sounds like bearing grease, like one of you bearing covers broke and leaked. unless the grease is actually on your rotor, it isnt the cause of the problem.

xEnderx

You've got a busted CV boot.....so that accounts for the steering wheel vibration.

hnz28sjz

how much is that to get fixed

anothersickhatch

you can get a kit for like 20 bucks and do it all yourself, unless you dont have any familiarity with working on hondas. it sounds like you might have to get it done for you so it might be a little more for labor.

supaman111

CV Joint Grease on rotors will cause poor braking, vibration could be a warped disc. I dunno if a split boot will cause vibration.

After CV has been done spray Brake cleaner on the pads to see if the grease will come out, if not then you will need to replace them.