drunkin_idiot
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- May 5, 2010
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Peoria,
Arizona
OK so I bought a 93 Talon TSI 2wd. K we've got that out of the way 
So when I was buying the car from the guy, the brake reservoir was empty on brake fluid, the seller ran to the autoparts store and bought some DOT3 fluid, filled it and I drove home. The brake were obviously spungy all the way home, but I made it there with no accidents. Gradually as a drove the car, the brakes got stiffer and worked as they should. Well one day after driving it about 4-5 miles, I noticed the car slowing itself down, as soon as I released off the throttle. Got to my destination, and the brakes were smoking. After being there about 2 hours the brakes had cooled and I drove home(sorry not trying to tell my life story, just trying to post in detail). Same thing happened again. SO what I calculated was that brakes were fine when brake components were cooled. Ok heres when I tried to fix the problem. Bled the brakes completely with brand new DOT3 fluid. Test drove it, same problem. Replace both front calipers because I noticed the piston in them was not returning after being engaged. Still didnt fix the problem. SO I replaced the master cylinder yesterday finally hoping that this would resolved my problem. I worked for quite a while, I put the car on jack stands and spun the front wheels until brakes were up to temp. Everything seems good. Took it out and test drove it some more, and finally after about 3 miles same problem came back. I had to keep it in 1st gear more or less the whole way back just to keep to car from stalling out. Put it back up on jacks stands, and front wheels wont spin at all, calipers are engaged again(stuck). So I was talking to a friend of mine who said the brake lines could have been contaminated with the wrong fluid, and its causing them to well and not let fluid back. My step dad noted that it could be the brake proportioning valve. Has anyone had any problem like this, or know if its the brake lines or proportioning vale? Please I bought this car and havnt been able to drive it more than 20 miles. Very stressful. TYVM 
Oh almost forgot, will AWD brake lines work for 2wd CARS?
So when I was buying the car from the guy, the brake reservoir was empty on brake fluid, the seller ran to the autoparts store and bought some DOT3 fluid, filled it and I drove home. The brake were obviously spungy all the way home, but I made it there with no accidents. Gradually as a drove the car, the brakes got stiffer and worked as they should. Well one day after driving it about 4-5 miles, I noticed the car slowing itself down, as soon as I released off the throttle. Got to my destination, and the brakes were smoking. After being there about 2 hours the brakes had cooled and I drove home(sorry not trying to tell my life story, just trying to post in detail). Same thing happened again. SO what I calculated was that brakes were fine when brake components were cooled. Ok heres when I tried to fix the problem. Bled the brakes completely with brand new DOT3 fluid. Test drove it, same problem. Replace both front calipers because I noticed the piston in them was not returning after being engaged. Still didnt fix the problem. SO I replaced the master cylinder yesterday finally hoping that this would resolved my problem. I worked for quite a while, I put the car on jack stands and spun the front wheels until brakes were up to temp. Everything seems good. Took it out and test drove it some more, and finally after about 3 miles same problem came back. I had to keep it in 1st gear more or less the whole way back just to keep to car from stalling out. Put it back up on jacks stands, and front wheels wont spin at all, calipers are engaged again(stuck). So I was talking to a friend of mine who said the brake lines could have been contaminated with the wrong fluid, and its causing them to well and not let fluid back. My step dad noted that it could be the brake proportioning valve. Has anyone had any problem like this, or know if its the brake lines or proportioning vale? Please I bought this car and havnt been able to drive it more than 20 miles. Very stressful. TYVM Oh almost forgot, will AWD brake lines work for 2wd CARS?
