help please

snosourfur · October 21st, 2009, 09:27 AM

ok, im a newb at brakes in general, so when it comes to drum brakes im completely dumbfounded....i have a 89 5.0 with drum brakes and recently my brakes decided to stop working, I used to only have to pump the pedal twice to get a solid brake, now it seems I have to pump it 4-6 times just to get it to slow down, does this mean there is a leak somewhere in my brake line?? or something else?? please help, thanks.

M L Struck · October 21st, 2009, 10:16 AM

check your fluid level first,if this is out of the blue as you said it sounds like maybe a bad master cylinder.

95StangMX · October 21st, 2009, 12:36 PM

could be, or could be you have a line that is leaking somewhere, Just out of curiosity you are just now worrying about this, when you said before you only had to pump the brakes a couple of times to get them to work? I think you better park that car until you get the brakes fixed, its not expensive but if you screw something up or wait to long it can be....especially if it costs you a wreck, if you have to stop suddenly there is not time to pump your brakes

snosourfur · October 21st, 2009, 02:15 PM

thanks fellas i will check both of these, and yes i am aware of the potential risk for accident...have almost gotten into a wreck just yesterday actually, this is my only mode of transport as of right now so I have been driving extremely careful believe me, the old people in the 1990 buicks and cadillacs hate being behind me lol

October 21st, 2009, 09:27 AM	#1
snosourfur Regular 04 Mach1, 89 Modded GT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, Fl Posts: 57	help please ok, im a newb at brakes in general, so when it comes to drum brakes im completely dumbfounded....i have a 89 5.0 with drum brakes and recently my brakes decided to stop working, I used to only have to pump the pedal twice to get a solid brake, now it seems I have to pump it 4-6 times just to get it to slow down, does this mean there is a leak somewhere in my brake line?? or something else?? please help, thanks.

October 21st, 2009, 10:16 AM	#2
M L Struck Hardcore Enthusiast 85 GT/86 SVO/2010 GT500 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rossville IN Posts: 1,016	check your fluid level first,if this is out of the blue as you said it sounds like maybe a bad master cylinder. __________________ no offense WT but this just reminded me of "Having a 9 second neon is like coming out of the closet, everyone is shocked at first, but in the end you're still gay."

October 21st, 2009, 12:36 PM	#3
95StangMX Hardcore Enthusiast 95 Mustang GT depends how many people are pushing Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico Posts: 1,691	could be, or could be you have a line that is leaking somewhere, Just out of curiosity you are just now worrying about this, when you said before you only had to pump the brakes a couple of times to get them to work? I think you better park that car until you get the brakes fixed, its not expensive but if you screw something up or wait to long it can be....especially if it costs you a wreck, if you have to stop suddenly there is not time to pump your brakes __________________

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October 21st, 2009, 02:15 PM	#4
snosourfur Regular 04 Mach1, 89 Modded GT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, Fl Posts: 57	thanks fellas i will check both of these, and yes i am aware of the potential risk for accident...have almost gotten into a wreck just yesterday actually, this is my only mode of transport as of right now so I have been driving extremely careful believe me, the old people in the 1990 buicks and cadillacs hate being behind me lol

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