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12-16-2004, 09:06 PM
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Brake Problems in 84?
The problem just started this week, we put a new rear brake line on a few weeks ago because it busted when I started towing another truck so we fixed it in the parking lot of the autozone about a mile from where I bought the truck. Now suddenly whenever I push the pedal down there is nothing for about the first inch, but once I get past that, suddenly the wheels lock up, and sometimes it seems like its just the drivers side rear. I don't really mind it because it doesn't happen all the time, or at least not as bad but I have new tires and I don't wanna pay for new ones! Its not using or losing fluid, and I checked and saw no leaks underneath. What could it be? cylinder? proportioning valve? master cylinder or booster?
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12-16-2004, 11:49 PM
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12-17-2004, 07:13 PM
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Did you bleed the system after replacing this brake line?
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12-17-2004, 07:35 PM
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Make sure all the air was out of the fluid. If you bled them, still a chance they may be some in the lines. They can take a while to bleed sometimes, and other times they are really easy to bleed.
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12-17-2004, 08:53 PM
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Yeah, but it was a quick job, and all we did was that one wheel. And we hadn't had a problem til now so it didn't occur to do it again. Do we need to do the entire system or just that one wheel?
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12-17-2004, 09:45 PM
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Try doing the whole system again. You said that one wheel is locking up right? That could be why its locking up...the other 3 have air in them and the brakes arent being applied as much. Letting most of the braking being done by that 1 wheel.
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