I have a 1993 Ford Explorer Limited Edition. I recently (August) had my brake shoes, pads, and rotors changed. A month after it came back I noticed a lot of brake dust on my tires. I called someone and he said it was normal, that the pads were new and I thought little of it. Then about a week or so ago I started noticing that when I would apply pressure to my brakes at times they would be a little slow to stop a few times, but nothing alarming. Then today the brake petal started acting weird. I would apply pressure to brake and it would go all the way to the floor and barely stop my car. There was no friction. As I pushed them to the ground I almost heard a air like noise but am not sure as I am a novice when it comes to this sort of thing. Someone said it could be the master cylinder and someone else said to have my brakes bleed. Does this sound right? If so how much would this typically cost to fix. I am taking it in tomorrow but would like to be semi educated before hand.|||n name,
First look at the master cylinder and see if the fluid is full. if it%26#039;s not then you have a leak. I would say that it is most likely comming form a rear wheel if you can%26#039;t see anythng on the street.
AS for the extra brake dust that is common for brake shops, they use softer pad than originally placedon your truck from Ford. They will work fine just have extra dust. in the same token they wear out a bit faster.
If the fluid is not low and you said the pedal went to the floor Iwould have it looked at. If you had the brakes done at a shop if it was like Midas or Minekie any of their shops will warranty the work of any of their shops no matter where it was done. If it was done bay a dealership take it to same type dealership and they will also warranty the work done of any of their other dealerships.
Good Luck and becareful!!|||This problem recently happened to my 1994 Ranger. I found that when i looked under the truck it was a rusty brake line leaking on my axle. so i replaced that section of my brake line. myself (still cost $100). so i would look under there and see if there is fluid sprayed up on the underside of the truck. if not it may be a hole a problem with one of your master cylinders.|||You should take it back to the place where you got the brakes serviced in the beginning about a month ago. Sounds like their responsible. Take it back and tell them what is going on, it%26#039;s a safety issue and they were the last ones who serviced your brakes so they must of did something wrong. Be careful and don%26#039;t forget about that emergency brake. Best of luck to you!|||Sounds like the master cylinder to me. There is a chance it could be air in the lines, but not likely. If there%26#039;s a leak, definitely don%26#039;t drive it. Look around for wetting on or around the brake lines. If there is, you may have to get it towed. A new master cylinder costs like 150 bucks give or take plus labor.|||If master cylinder is full of fluid you need a master cylinder about $300 to fix at a shop. If fluid is low you have a leak that has to be fixed.
