Guest teo Posted October 9, 2004 Report Posted October 9, 2004 I've read that the hissing brake pedal is the brake servo seal......Difficault to relace?also starter noise,this one i'm going on what i've been told over the phone..ie you start the car and you get a noise for a short time afterwards...metalic, not squeely or loose power steering or fanbelt squeely.any known faults with starter motors....thoughts....thanks Teo Quote
Guest Paul L Posted October 9, 2004 Report Posted October 9, 2004 Hissing brake pedal? Not had that one yet but there's time! I've had my Galaxy for four years now and the starter motor has always 'run-on'. Removed it a couple of times and cleaned it but never managed to cure the problem. It's not let me down yet so I reckon if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Besides, I can't afford to replace it because I end up spending my spare cash fixing/replacing all the other bits that have broken!!!!! :rolleyes: Quote
Guest teo Posted October 9, 2004 Report Posted October 9, 2004 Cheers paul...Yeah they said it is an intermittant thing anywaymaybe it should be filed into the "yeah they all do that mate" drawer? Quote
Ivor_E_Tower Posted October 9, 2004 Report Posted October 9, 2004 Hissing when brake pedal pressed usually indicates problem with brake servo. Best to get it investigated ASAP. Other noise is probably starter sticking, if it's been OK for a few years then probably nothing to worry about. (keep fingers crossed...) Quote
Masked Marauder Posted October 10, 2004 Report Posted October 10, 2004 The way to test your servo is to pump the brakes with the engine off until the pedal goes stiff. It should go stiff with a few pumps, not straight away (stop tittering at the back!) Hold the pedal down and start the engine. The pedal should drop slightly but not excessively. The hissing you hear is the vacuum in the servo drawing air in when you press the pedal, thats how it works. Quote
johnb80 Posted October 10, 2004 Report Posted October 10, 2004 (stop tittering at the back!) Did you know male pensioners are to be given Viagra free of charge. Apparently it stops them rolling over and falling out of bed. Quote
Guest fredt Posted October 10, 2004 Report Posted October 10, 2004 (stop tittering at the back!) Did you know male pensioners are to be given Viagra free of charge. Apparently it stops them rolling over and falling out of bed. and male burns victims! its to keep the sheets from sticking to their legs :lol: Quote
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