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Brakes are low 850

posted by  galerie on  Wed Jan 26 10:33 CST 2005
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My 1995 850 glt has a problem which are the brakes. When they are depressed they go almost to the floor. check brake fluid, all good, no lights on dash. Does anyone know what it could be. Am i looking at a major money fix?








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Brakes are low 850

posted by  KlausC on  Wed Jan 26 14:42 CST 2005
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Get your brakes checked by a pro. I don't want you to rear end my car :)
If you want to do the work yourself, let him know up front - be honest.
Also check the vacuum lines for a leak.
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98 V70Rawd(101Kmi), 95 854T(85K mi), 75 164E(173K mi)








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Brakes are low 850

posted by  someone claiming to be 4 Volvos on  Wed Jan 26 11:01 CST 2005 [RELATED]

Sit in the car with the enging running and see if you can pump the pedal to make it feel higher or firmer. If thats the case there is air in the system and you need to have it flushed which will also bleed the air out. If pumping the pedal has no result on the firmness you may need a master cylinder.








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Brakes are low 850

posted by  kshaw on  Sat Jan 29 16:05 CST 2005
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Sounds like a bad master cylinder to me. Not too expensive if you can do it yourself. I did it on a BMW for about $200.







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