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hi all

a strange thing happend the other day,

i was driving along and all of a sudden the car started to brake all by itself, not completley(like screeching halt) but enough to slow the car like the handbrake is on half way

and the brake pedal felt like a rock to the point where it wont go down a cm but if you touch the brake pedal ever so litley the car stops extremley fast

the wierd thing is you would expect some brake burn smell ,

but all smells fine

a stop and restart of the car seemed to fix the problem for 10kms or so then back to braking on its own

its like pressure is building up and engaging the calipers but why i am not sure

i have checked brake fluid level, fine ,brake pads full and in good condition

i got 1 response from skyline owners forum saying check the master cylinder ,

but unsure how to check it

anyone know how to check or if it is something else

got me stumped

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1994 r33 manual

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Don't be an idiot!!   take it in to a brake specialist ....fast.      I would just love to be in heavy traffic and have my brakes come on for no apparant reason

theres no way i am driving the car in this condition ,

the first time it happened i thought what is going on ,

the second time it happened i thought f*** this ,managed to get it home and thats where it is staying until it is fixed

i would never drive my car purposley knowing it was dangerous to others and myself

i figured the first time was a glitch but obviously not

now my only problem is trying to get it to a brake specialist to diagnose the problem but unfortunatley i cant afford the fee for tow truck to deliver let alone the cost of what ever it may be to fix it

so hence asking members of similar or same problem

so as i may fix myself and maybe save some money i dont have to start with

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