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Old 09-11-2009, 08:47 PM
Ian Robinson
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Originally Posted by torana68 View Post
Nasty, but a little more detail might be good, unless you own a very old car you have a "split" braking system and you cant , unless extremly unlucky, loose all braking, if its the brake booster (servo) pneumatic line that failed you had full braking but would have to push down very hard to stop. Did the pedal go hard or to the floor?
Roger
That's what it felt like .... I'm used to not having push too hard to feel the brakes slowing ....

Car is a NH Pajero (1992 model). I'm the original owner and I've kept it very well maintained mechanically and physically.

I am so glad I thought to pull the hand brake , did the handbrake stop pretty much instinctively , only had a fraction of a second to do something.

The stopmaster guy mentioned the servo, said it's hard to see where the problem is as there is fluid all over the place .... a bit shaken by the experience at the time
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