Brakes are solid!

[cliokiwi]

I got in the car this morning and drove down the road and for a second i thought i wasnt going to stop, until i pushed really hard to the brake pedal. The brakes feel stiff as if the car was turned off. When i drive for a little while, they work fine for one press then they go back solid again. Now am i right is saying that the servo holds the vacume? If so could it be a slight split or hole in the vacume pipe slowing the vacume to build up? Has anyone had or heard of a simlar problem? Any advice would be greatfull. Thanks
Keiran.

 

[Feates172]

id check vacuum hose for the servo as you said.

Had these issues at work with MINI's. vacuum hose popping off the servo. making the brake pedal go rock solid.

 

[cliokiwi]

Okay brill thanks for the reply, so the servo should be okay then. Fingers crossed i has just popped of, ill give that a chexk. Thanks bud!

 

[Feates172]

or could be cracked. servo should be on your list of possibilities. but check the pipes first.

check this thread http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?602632-Solid-Brake-Pedal

 

[cliokiwi]

Yeah, thinking about it, it cant come off otherwise there would never be any help when braking but as it does after a little driving maybe it is cracked. Yeah that thread it great thank you!