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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Yuma, AZ
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'76 brake help
The other day I was pulling into the parking space at and the brake pedal when straight to the floor
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Edmond, OK
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sounds like a good place to start... i would check all the brake hoses as well.. make sure they are collapsed and cracked and such... might as well change pads/shoes and have the disk/drums turned (unless they are new or done recently)..
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Yuma, AZ
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Need more advice
Okay, I got the wheel cylanders changed out, but I still can't get any pressuse on the pedal. I bleed about 1 and a half of the big things of brake fluid through it using on of those one-man hand pumps. I got a little bit of resistance back on the pedal, but still not enough and when you turn on the truck all of the pressuse goes away. I checked for colapsed lines or leaks but haven't been able to see any. should I keep trying to bleed the brakes or start looking into something else. any thoughts??
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Do you know for sure the front calipers and master cylinder are good? The puddle on the front could be from the master cylinder, the proportioning valve, or a failed hard line or hose.
I have found that if one part on the brake system quits, it generally means there are more parts waiting to fail. I generally lean more towards the shotgun approach on brakes. My reasoning is that the parts are relatively cheap and I hate going back to repair the brakes. I would look real close at the rest of the system for leaks. You could also try disconnecting the lines at the master cylinder and putting some lines on from the outlet of the cylinder and submerge them in fluid in the reservoir and see if the master cylinder works. |
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Location: Pineville, LA
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Yuma, AZ
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Thanks
Thanks. The front calipers looked good and I havn't seen any leaks around, the front was completly dry. I will go a head a throw on a new master cylinder and proportioning valve on tonight and hopefully that will get it stopping again. Thank you again
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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master cylinder?
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