Having brake issues
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Having brake issues
Installed new rotors, pads, and shoes on the truck a few weeks ago. I decided to bleed the brakes by myself and it seemed as there was air in the system. Repeated the process twice with a buddy and the pedal still goes to the floor.
While the truck is off, I can pump the brakes till they are firm. As soon as I start the truck, the pedel goes to the floor. My buddie thinks it's the brake booster so I thought I would double check before I headed to NAPA.
While the truck is off, I can pump the brakes till they are firm. As soon as I start the truck, the pedel goes to the floor. My buddie thinks it's the brake booster so I thought I would double check before I headed to NAPA.
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When I was under the truck I didn't see any leaks comming from the caliper area. My logic (feel free to correct me) is that the lines are fine due to the stiffness of the break pedel before start up. Since the problem occures when the truck starts, I'm looking towards the break booster area. I will pull the booster line off tomorrow to make sure there is a vaccum (sp).
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Ill bet one of your calipers isn't sliding like it should. Or check the clamps on each of the rubber lines by the calipers. You sometimes need to pry the clamp open and work the line in your hands to free it up. What happens is rust will build up under the clamp and put such a tight squeeze on the line either one of two thing happen. The caliper will freeze in an open or shut position......Rob
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