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Have you bled the whole system with fresh fluid yet? I would be in the same boat as the last poster, #26, you might not have a warped disc but still the oil overheating causing expansion.

Hi crusty67, Fitting a new master cylinder and bleeding the system with new brake fluid fixed the issue I was having. Something you could check is if the wheel on the opposite corner locks up too. That might tell you more about the cause of your issue. Have you checked pedal adjustment, etc? Checked the condition of the servo unit?

Thanks I haven't enough time to fix all the things I break myself, so no..

Thanks for that, the servo side of things seems to be working well and push rod has play. I'm just back from a 15km test trip after swapping out the flexi hose and sad to say its still sticking! It was fine until the last 1km at least, I was checking it would still roll when I was stopped, so only the last few 100m it was heating up enough to stick. I jacked it up at home and the n/s wheel spun free but o/s was very tight. I undid the connection along the vacuum hose and that vented, wheel still v tight, I cracked open the brake line going into the master cyl. instead of the nipple on the calliper and that did release the tight brake. I'm thinking I need a new master cylinder alright, the oil's pretty dark too, but I might get a wheel bearing first since I was able to bleed the system after changing the flexi-hose and she needs one anyway.

Hi Thanks for the reply, the n/s flexi hose has been replaced by the previous owner so I'm going to check the old one thats still fitted on the problem side asap. I just also went to the car park and had a play with the vacuum hose after running the engine for a min at most. the engine was turned off and I bent/twisted the connection halfway along the hose as if to pop it off and it vented air. that normal by anyones standards?

Hey you guys, I just registered so be gentle if I break the rules.. I'm good a breaking stuff! I have a Fabia (6Y2) < m**g**.com tells me.. w/ 1.4L 68hp engine. This is a bit wierd but this has happened to me 3 times only, all in relatively the same place on my route to work. It's around 2/3 of the ways along a 14KM trip. I will have had the car up to temp after 6KM of slow traffic, then a quick blast on 100kmph for all of 5KM then slow moving again before heavy traffic. Could be hitting the heavy traffic or a culmination of circustance I suppose.. 1st - I felt the car stop rather than roll to a stop with no brake applied or the car in gear. The pedal felt hard but this was the extent of it for the first time. I made it to work and dismissed the issue. 2nd - Same as 1st but then, after stopping behind traffic for a min, it took 5-6k revs in 1st gear to move and 2nd gear killed the engine. Again pedal was very hard. I was close enough to work so ditched and called for a tow. Car was fine when I returned to it to get it towed some hours later. In between the 2nd & 3rd time, I removed the caliper, cleaned and greased slides, disc is worn but not severe at all, I HAD TO OPEN NIPPLE to push back piston as with master cylinder cap off made no diff. Once I opened the nipple, piston receded with just finger push. Bled just that caliper alone after servicing and went for a drive, engine up to temperatue and foot trailing on the brake so as to replicate. Didn't replicate. 3rd - This was today and she did it again to me! Same place, if not 600m sooner. worse than before as I could not as much as move off the road! Today, I was far too much in the way to sit and wait for a breakdown truck. I got my 11mm and opened the nipple on the o/s caliper. She sat back into the handbrake and was freee! I drove it the 700m to work (with a softer pedal but still good brakes) and parked it up. Things I didn't do: feel the pedal push-rod ( I am only having issues with one corner, but I will look anyway for piece of mind. ) touch a vacuum hose.. I didn't read this before today, but then read it a few times that it can free a binded caliper with a woosh sound and all. next time. open the system anywhere else when siezed. don't assume I did something if it's not written here.. Other things of note: No pulling or strange feels other than a loose old car and obviously when I feel brake begining to bind. there was before, once or twice, a time that while sitting in traffic I would notice I was starting to roll so would make a more afirmative press of the pedal to notice it went down another inch and stopped. Still had just as good a brake after the inch move. Didn't feel spongy or fade over time. more like a hiccup or one motion than a fade. Pedal ordinarilly fees good not worn or old or stiff etc. the wheel bearing on the problem corner is a bit dodge, needs replacing which is in the works. Any ideas, simmilar stories and / or friendly advice most welcomed! Kev.

Hi my name's Kevin, I'm from Cork and I drive a Skoda. I am pretty good a breaking things which has given me a decent set of fixing-things-skills and lots of patience. I like stuff..