I had a caliper dragging so I went and bought 2 re-manufactured oem calipers.

I installed both of them and can not get a peddle. I blead them, actualy all 4 wheels.

I can pump them and they get hard, but once you stop they will go to the floor.

Same if you start the truck ..straight to the floor!

What should I look for? If there was a little air in the system, would they go straight to the floor. anyone have any ideas?

Thanks.

Geo

 

I guess it's possible that you still have air trapped in the calipers themselves, or in the lines. But more that likely if you somehow allowed the reservoir to go dry while you were working on the truck it could also be that you need to bleed the master cylinder. Hope it's not that as it can be a real pain, and usually requires that you remove it from the truck.

If it were me I would hook up my MightyVac one man brake bleeder kit (you can get the hand-powered vacuum kit at Autozone for $25-$30) and start pumping. You've gotta have air in the lines (or the master cylinder) somewhere. Good luck that can be pretty frustrating. You think you're done then this!

 

Make sure you have the right calipers on the right wheel, the bleeder should be at the top of the caliper, not the bottom. If you put the calipers on the wrong wheel, the bleeder will be at the bottom and you will never be able to get all the air out.

good luck

SRFD44

 

Ditto. Bleeders should be at the TOP of the caliper, not the bottom. You need to bleed the air out of the system.

-Joe

 

srfd44,

YOU GOT IT! Thanks everyone for the help. It was getting late when I did it, And in a rush swapped them. Bleeded was on the bottem of them.

I read this at work yesterday morning and knew then that is what I did! Thanks, it was a easy 20 minute fix!

Thanks again to everyone who helped.

Geo