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Long brake pedal after winter storage

Hello,

I just took my '87 911 out of the garage after keeping it in the garage since November of last year. Everything was working well before putting it away, but as soon as I tried pressing the pedal after starting it, the travel seemed longer than normal. I tested it in the driveway and it stops fine, but it doesn't start biting until it's about level with the gas pedal, and it should be higher than that. Pumping it does seem to build it up a little.

I haven't worked on the brakes on this car since owning it for a year and a half. The previous owner had the brakes refurbished at some point with the calipers all looking fresh with the cadmium plating still visible. Everything seemed fine before.

Brake fluid level is where it should be. Does this sound like a brake booster issue? Anything obvious that I can check?

It looks like all 4 brakes are working since the surface rust on the discs has been wiped away on all 4.

Thanks for your thoughts!

Last edited by iwhelan; 03-29-2015 at 06:42 PM..
Old 03-29-2015, 06:39 PM
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