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Old 05-05-2009 | 09:25 PM
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I have a 1998 SL2. The brakes work fine until I after I drive like 15 miles then the brake pedal gets hard and the brakes start to lock up on me. I have checked the fluid and that is fine. The hoses to the calipers also seem to be fine. I put new calipers, rotors and pads in the front hoping that would solve the problem but no luck. What should I check next?
 
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Old 05-05-2009 | 09:29 PM
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Powerbooster?
 
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Old 05-06-2009 | 11:45 PM
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have you flushed and bled the system?
 
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Old 05-07-2009 | 06:57 AM
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I have bled the system. I was thinking I should try flushing it next. Ill give that a try. Thanks.
 
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Old 05-10-2009 | 02:31 PM
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I flushed and bled the system. The brakes worked good for a few days. Now they are hanging up again
 
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Old 05-10-2009 | 02:35 PM
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Really sounds like you're getting air in the system from somewhere. Did you see any air come out while flushing/bleeding?
 
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Old 05-11-2009 | 07:09 AM
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I did have some air come out when I flushed them
 
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Old 05-11-2009 | 08:42 AM
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Hopefully, the re-bleeding of the system will take care of your problem. While you are under there, check for any suspicious indications of leaks or drips from the brake line fittings - they need to be tight
 
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