Brake Problems
Dear Members I have a 1999 G 500 RHD whilst driving I had to brake very quickly to avoid an accident, after the heavy breaking I now have a lot of feel travel on the brake pedal with no braking then just limited braking function, any idea what the issue may be, thanks in advance Freddie
Slight guess work here, but perhaps the rear brake adjusters (are they drums??) did NOT work and there is a LOT of travel to now apply the brakes and a lot of brake fluid from the reservoir is needed.
Or, what you describe is pretty similar to a lot of air in the brake lines which compresses on braking and seriously reduced brake power.
I had my G350 brake fluid replaced and bled and it made a big difference.
If you had to brake very hard you may have burst a coroded brake pipe or more likely one of the flexi pipe unions. Have a quick check of the brake fluid resevoir and make sure it is still showing brake fluid and at the correct level. If it is a small leak you will still have limited braking but the pedal will feel very soft. If you have lost quite a bit of fluid it should be easy to spot where the leak is coming from underneath.
G500 will be disc rear and no Load Valve
Bigblock's suggestions seem plausible and I would not drive it until checked over
Personally I would suspect master cylinder seals or servo failure
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Thanks for everyones help on this i'm away with work at the moment, i'll check on the G situation as soon as i'm back
Thanks
Freddie