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bitchin85 · 10-11-2009, 08:33 PM

yesterday i was cruising at about 45 and i SMASHED my brakes and slid off the road to avoid hitting a dumb blonde in a civic who pulled out in front of me while talking on her cell phone.. well ever since my brakes are funny the pedal will go down half way and then get real hard. the first half of the pedal is real soft and does nothing but then gets real hard. i checked for leaks but found nothing when i push the pedal, bubbles come out from the back bay of the master cylinder (front brakes). but theres no hole in the lines. could i have blew something in the master cylinder? orr?

**old Rusty C10** · 10-11-2009, 09:14 PM

yes you could have blown the master cylinder if it was weak to begin with... Id also pull the wheels and check to make sure the brakes are fully engaging and releasing... the larger section is the fronts if im not mistaken on most of them its the front section for the front and read smaller section for the rear

bitchin85 · 10-11-2009, 09:34 PM

so on these trucks, the front bay on the master cylinder is for the front? on my, dare i say, mustang, the front bay is for the rear and rear goes to the front

10-11-2009, 08:33 PM	#1
bitchin85 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lambertville MI Posts: 962	brakes question yesterday i was cruising at about 45 and i SMASHED my brakes and slid off the road to avoid hitting a dumb blonde in a civic who pulled out in front of me while talking on her cell phone.. well ever since my brakes are funny the pedal will go down half way and then get real hard. the first half of the pedal is real soft and does nothing but then gets real hard. i checked for leaks but found nothing when i push the pedal, bubbles come out from the back bay of the master cylinder (front brakes). but theres no hole in the lines. could i have blew something in the master cylinder? orr? __________________ "I'll keep my guns, money, and freedom. You can keep the "change" Last edited by bitchin85; 10-11-2009 at 08:34 PM.

10-11-2009, 09:14 PM	#2
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,310	Re: brakes question yes you could have blown the master cylinder if it was weak to begin with... Id also pull the wheels and check to make sure the brakes are fully engaging and releasing... the larger section is the fronts if im not mistaken on most of them its the front section for the front and read smaller section for the rear __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

10-11-2009, 09:34 PM	#3
bitchin85 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lambertville MI Posts: 962	Re: brakes question so on these trucks, the front bay on the master cylinder is for the front? on my, dare i say, mustang, the front bay is for the rear and rear goes to the front __________________ "I'll keep my guns, money, and freedom. You can keep the "change"

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