I drive an 82 rabbit pickup gasser without power steering or power brakes. The weather has turned cold here lately, and my brakes have all but given out. The dummy light it on and the brake pedal nearly goes to the floor. When I am driving on snow pack, the front left wheel locks up easily, while the rest just roll. I topped off the fluid reservior with no result. I noticed that the snow around the rear left tire was an orange color, with the snow melted under the tire. The liquid is odorless. This had happed once before this winter over a cold snap. Since the weather got cold again at the same time this problem reappeared, I know it is related to the cold. Can water get into the calipers or wheel cylinders and screw something up? When I changed the front pads this summer, I noticed that the rubber boot on the piston of the left caliper was coming loose. I did my best to put it back in. The O-ring was fine tho. I am a student and do not have much money at this time. Any advice? Thank you.
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18 years ago