05-17-2002, 04:11 PM | #1 |
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Rear brake failure
Hello every this is my first post.
I have a 72 c10 with front disc brakes and a 70 3/4 drum rear, my rear passenger side brake was locking up so I replaced the wheel cylinder, it was in bad shape, and went to bleed the brakes in the back. after bleeding the air outta the new wheel cylinder I found the master cylinder was empty and filled it back up, now I have no pressure to the back brakes but plenty to the front. I also have a trailer brake setup on my truck mounted under the steering wheel and it wasnt getting pressure there either. Is it my proportioning vavle, or can 1/2 the master cylinder go bad? Thanks |
05-18-2002, 09:46 PM | #2 |
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You should be ok, but it sounds like you need to bleed the master cylinder. You can buy a cheap bleeder kit for about 5 dollars, and the procedure is published in Chiltons or Clymer manuals. It's a real pain, but with time and effort, can be corrected. I think whats happening is the master cylinder is vapor locking, due to lack of fluid. Good luck.
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