91AZ_Johnny
Registered User
Moved back to wonderful, frigid Connecticut recently (From Arizona) and my poor car (91 5-speed) apparently is pretty unhappy with me.
As I was leaving for work today, the power brakes just crapped out. Needless to say, I about crapped my pants...
It didn't make a whole lot of sense, as the ABS light doesn't come on, nor do I feel the pump run. I'm not really sure where to begin, as far as what to check first. I found this page, http://www.35thatr.org/Tips/ABS.htm via google but it doesn't go into what to do WHEN the ABS light is out, so I'm at a bit of a loss. The brakes still work, but they're stiff as hell and take a lot of foot pressure to stop the car. It's a little unnerving, to say the least.
I just can't afford to take the car to a dealer anymore, TO get fixed. I'm just starting to get back on my feet again, after being sidelined by a back injury a couple years ago and I need to try and get this fixed as cheaply as possible, doing the work myself. There isn't much I can't do, but knowing what to check and where to start has me worrying a lot. It's the only transportation I've got and I desperately need to keep it on the road, so I don't lose my job.
I really would appreciate any help anyone could offer at this point. I'd be eternally in your debt.
Thanks,
John
As I was leaving for work today, the power brakes just crapped out. Needless to say, I about crapped my pants...
It didn't make a whole lot of sense, as the ABS light doesn't come on, nor do I feel the pump run. I'm not really sure where to begin, as far as what to check first. I found this page, http://www.35thatr.org/Tips/ABS.htm via google but it doesn't go into what to do WHEN the ABS light is out, so I'm at a bit of a loss. The brakes still work, but they're stiff as hell and take a lot of foot pressure to stop the car. It's a little unnerving, to say the least.
I just can't afford to take the car to a dealer anymore, TO get fixed. I'm just starting to get back on my feet again, after being sidelined by a back injury a couple years ago and I need to try and get this fixed as cheaply as possible, doing the work myself. There isn't much I can't do, but knowing what to check and where to start has me worrying a lot. It's the only transportation I've got and I desperately need to keep it on the road, so I don't lose my job.
I really would appreciate any help anyone could offer at this point. I'd be eternally in your debt.
Thanks,
John