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| | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 75 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 75 | I purchased my'40 1/2 ton about 2 years ago, the brakes seemed to work and did not seem to leak. I replaced the flexible brake lines, added new fluid and blead the brakes. A while later all the wheel cylinders seem to be leaking and my master cylinder is dry.
Could the DOT 5 fluid have corroded the old rubber in my system?
Thanks for any wisdom.
- doug
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | Practically every old truck you buy needs to have the brake cyls. gone through. Mixing the Silicone fluid with the old fluid is not good. I would put kits in all the cyls as long as they hone out ok. The replacement wheel cyls. for Huck brakes are not good.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 457 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 457 | I replaced my Huck wheel cylinders with USA built ones from Carter, and have had no problem with them (about two years ago.) The USA ones were about twice the price of the junk ones, but well worth it. Don't know if they are still available.
That said, the master cylinder (made in Argentina) was junk, and Carter did refund my $. I ended up getting a rebuild kit from NAPA and had a local shop rebuild my original one. No problems since, and I'm using DOT 3. Good luck!
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