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Motor vehicle brakes are usually hydraulic, which means that the brake pedal is basically a pump. pushing the brake pedal pumps some brake fluid through pipes and hoses out to the brakes at the wheels, activating the brake pads. The pipes and hoses are also referred to as "lines", and they can spring leaks if they get too old, damged and worn.
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How do you replace front brake line on Chevy Malibu?
blown brake hose, front passenger side in 1997 chevy malibu?
What if your brakes almost touch the floor?
This could be a number of things: A leaking brake line, a blown master cylinder, a blown seal on a caliper or a blown wheel cylinder on a drum brake, however, the last two you are likely to feel the brake in the vehicle lock up when you try to stop. Agreed, all true. But the most common reason is low fluid level in master cylinder or air in brake lines
Why doesn't your 1990 4runner have brake lights?
Blown bulbs, blown fuse, broken or out of adjustment brake light switch.
What else causes brake lights not to work?
fuses are blown, or bulbs are blown
Why is brake fluid leaking from near the right rear tire in a Dodge Magnum?
Either a brake line/flexi line has blown, a union has failed or a wheel cylinder is leaking. Do not drive the vehicle until it is repaired, diagonally opposite brakes are inoperative.
What causes no brake lights 1999 dodge ram have flashers turn and running lights?
Possibly blown fuse, bad brake light switch, or blown brake light bulbs.
How to replace a blown brake light fuse?
Remove the blown fuse. Replace it with a new fuse.
What would cause 2000 kenworth brake lights not to work?
Blown fuse, blown relay, blown light bulbs, short in the wiring system, bad microswitch in the brake pedal... could be any of those.
Why don't my tail lights brake lights and signal lights not work?
There could be a severed connection somewhere along the line, or it could just be a blown fuse
What would make your brakes go out entirely after hearing a busted air noise while holding down the brake pedal?
Sounds like a blown brake line . Get under the car to see where the fluid has leaked out and that will answer your question.
Acura vigor brake light?
If an Acura Vigor brake light is not working there are likely two reasons. One is that a fuse is blown and the other is that the bulb is blown. It could be both.
Why are the brake lights not working on a 1988 Ford country squire?
Can be a few things. Blown fuse, defective or out of adjustment brake light switch, blown brake light bulbs, loose or corroded wiring, or corroded bulb sockets.
