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| | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 32 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 32 | I am trying to finish up a nine year restoration project. I have a 41 1 1/2 ton super duty! ready for battle if it were not for the brakes. Here is the situation, new rear wheel cyls., & master, hoses and lines, rebuilt front wheel cyls,.and Hydrovac. NO visable leaks. I bled the lines starting with Hydro, front, then rear. I get af irm peddle, start engine, step on brake firm, step on peddle again brake goes to floor. What is up? Help! Joe | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 92 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 92 | If you are loosing fluid, my guess would be that the hydro is leaking internally. My 48 did that, I by-passed it to confirm my diagnoses.
Scott | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 32 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 32 | I am not losing fluid. It acts as if it has air in the lines. I just can't seem to get it out. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 85 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 85 | LOCKLAND 41
I would pressue bleed the brakes from the wheel cylinders up this should push all the air out of the system. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | Make sure all of the shoes are properly adjusted, each shoe needs to be independently adjusted on the big trucks.
Scott | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 32 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 32 | Scott,
Thank you for the tip. That was it. I put the wheels on some time back and left them loose on purpose so they wouldn't lock up, and then I forgot. That is what happens when you stretch a project out over nine years. Thanks again guys it is almost ready for its first cruise in, then it's off to the gravel pit where it will no doubt win best of show!
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