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#43378 06/21/2004 3:49 AM | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 113 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 113 | I bought new parking brake cables from Chevy Duty and installed them without a hitch. Adjusted the rear brakes so that I had enough parking brake to keep her still on a 35% indcline. Was all set for a Father's Day drive. Fired her up and the brake pedal went clear to the floor - no resistance. The brake/master cylinder assembly is original 54 chevy 3100 stuff. I cannot see any fluid under the truck and the brakes worked great before my parking brake cable job. I didn't touch the front by the way. I plan on pulling the rear drums this week to re-check. Any suggestions what I should look at/for?? I didn't look at the front since I was planning on having a local brake shop rebuild everything (I know my limits and I think I've proven that brakes may be in my outer limits). The rear brake cylinders and shoes looked fairly new so I suspect that the front might be new also.
Any suggestions where to start looking would be helpful.
Bruce (Bummed in Cincinnati)Miller
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1929 **** Model A Pickup - Restoration
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#43379 06/21/2004 2:43 PM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 | Try bleeding the brakes, starting with the rear. It's possible a little air got into the system while you were tinkering with the parking brake.
Jerry
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#43380 06/21/2004 2:59 PM | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | It also wouldn't hurt to pull the drums and check the wheel cylinders. If they look dry, try pulling the rubber caps back and check for fluid. If there are any leaks, it's time to replace or rebuild the wheel cylinders.
Fred
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#43381 06/21/2004 3:23 PM | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 454 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 454 | This may be dead obvious and you may have already done this, but before I started looking at any of the wheels, I'd check the master cylinder. Does it have fluid? If not, you've obviously got a leak somewhere. If it does, then I'd start with the suggestions above.
Jeff Nelson
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#43382 06/21/2004 6:19 PM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | Was your brake fluid a bit low? Maybe this 35% grade you parked on uncovered the ports in the master cylinder and you sucked some air.
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