Brake Failure
In cars with over 100K miles master cylinder failure can occur under heavy braking...One of my Spec Z Buddy's just hit the wall @ 100 MPH due to Master Cyl failure. The car had over 150K miles on it...he didn't change the Master Cyk when he turned it into a race car...
Unless the Z is completely different than all other modern cars, this is not correct. The Z should have a dual master cylinder with one side controlling the front brakes and the other side controlling the back brakes. With the front line rupturing, you should still have rear brakes operational.
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To be fair and on reflection I think I still had about 10-15 % braking power remaining. Losing 90% of my braking power made it seem like a total loss, and I certainly was not able to stop if I had to after the original incident.
$500 later, replaced fronts with oem, and actually feels better then before.
IF it was faulty on Nissan's part installing my aftermarket parts I don't know if there is a remedy from them. In any event pretty scary.
$500 later, replaced fronts with oem, and actually feels better then before.
IF it was faulty on Nissan's part installing my aftermarket parts I don't know if there is a remedy from them. In any event pretty scary.
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