this freaked me out

[snipez]

ok,
the weather has been cold lately, with some moisture.

heres the problem:

i went to go driving and almost t-boned a truck because my brakes were soft, or not catching, and i kept drifting, scary.

i didn't hit the truck but it freaked me out.

what was strange was the sound from the front when the brakes failed. what would cause a sound to emit from the brakes ( it sounded like a weird whurring sound, not the engine)????

2 minutes later my brakes were fine, so i fiqure they might of been wet, but i never drove in any water, nor was i driving in rain.

new brakes installed all around 3 months ago, it was reccomended to me that a brake flush be performed. any ideas?

[Jeff C]

Perhaps there was an air pocket. Did the pedal go to the floor? Did you bleed the system when you changed them?

[snipez]

i think the pedal came close to the floor.

Did you bleed the system when you changed them?

no

[whtteg]

Man that is your problem then the system has to be bleed everytime you cange the pads or do anything to the bakes. What year is your teg?

[snipez]

1993

btw its a grand am, lol

[whtteg]

Originally Posted by snipez

1993

btw its a grand am, lol

Why are you posting this in the honda/acura forum? I know that the brake bleeding applies to all cars but , why npot post it in the grand am forum? Not that it matters though b/c your question got answered.

[snipez]

cuz no one knows anything in the grand am forum, and i don't like waiting 2 days for a reply

[whtteg]

HAHA I see us honda guys are nicer and know more huh ? J/K

[ChicagoK20]

Originally Posted by snipez

ok,
the weather has been cold lately, with some moisture.

heres the problem:

i went to go driving and almost t-boned a truck because my brakes were soft, or not catching, and i kept drifting, scary.

i didn't hit the truck but it freaked me out.

what was strange was the sound from the front when the brakes failed. what would cause a sound to emit from the brakes ( it sounded like a weird whurring sound, not the engine)????

2 minutes later my brakes were fine, so i fiqure they might of been wet, but i never drove in any water, nor was i driving in rain.

new brakes installed all around 3 months ago, it was reccomended to me that a brake flush be performed. any ideas?

You're brakes probably got real hot
thats why it got better after 2 mins

[HyperS]

Any kind of moisture can collect on the pads. Its important to pump them a few times hard whenever you think it could have some moisture collected. It's in our road-code here in NZ =P.