Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10360
Yeah fluid loss would be obvious
1 circuit failing may result in soft pedal.
Probably calipers or cheap pads
23rd May 2020 10:46 pm
L319
Member Since: 14 Dec 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 2079
One circuit failing should result in increased pedal travel once the fluid has gone , rather than a soft pedal. Mind you I had one pipe fail on a 2003 Rover 75 and ended up with no brakes which theoretically cannot happen!
23rd May 2020 11:37 pm
Globetrotter448
Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
Location: Londonderry NSW
Posts: 1780
The brakes are split front and rear. Main force goes to front brakes, secondary goes to rear brakes. If both rears are a problem it will more than likely be a master cylinder problem.
24th May 2020 8:44 am
aja4x4
Member Since: 14 Apr 2019
Location: Westbury
Posts: 2459
I would first check the calipers and if they are not siezed try bleeding them the old way with somebody pumping the pedal.
If you get no fluid coming out it could indicate the ABS pump has failed.
24th May 2020 10:15 am
Dimcandle
Member Since: 06 Feb 2020
Location: North Wales
Posts: 195
Nipped/crushed brake pipes possibly?
24th May 2020 10:30 am
EXCALIBOR
Member Since: 23 Nov 2019
Location: NG228QQ
Posts: 19
Thanks to everyone for all the advice, I now have working brakes and a new mot...
It was the calipers that had caused the problems, I managed to free one side off and get working again (OSR) but the NSR was having non of it so had to be replaced, while I was at it I fitted some new brake lines and bled the brakes the "old fashioned" way with a mate pumping the peddle.
27th May 2020 8:49 pm
Pete K
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Location: GL
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27th May 2020 9:29 pm
Globetrotter448
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