Brake troubleshooting
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Brake troubleshooting
I have a 98 F-150 4x4 with a 4.6. I had gone to get some plants from a nursery down the road and on the drive down and back I had no problems. When I got back, I parked the truck for maybe an hour, then I got back in cranked and the brake peddle went all the way to the floor. I've had a few problems with my front left caliper locking up but I had taken it off and cleaned it and lubed and haven't had a problem since.
I got home today and decided to put new fluid in it and bleed the brakes to see if maybe any air in the lines. I bled the rear just fine but when I got to front it will not pump any fluid out. At the bleed valve it'll blow a little air out but it feels like it's sucking It back in. I put my finger over the bleed valve to make sure it wouldn't suck any back in but still no fluid. I'm thinking that maybe the master cylinder is just letting the fluid pass through internally. I just don't understand how it could just go out that quick.
I got the truck at 60,000 miles and for as I know it has not had a new MC put on it. Truck has 199,000 now.
Thanks for any input.
I got home today and decided to put new fluid in it and bleed the brakes to see if maybe any air in the lines. I bled the rear just fine but when I got to front it will not pump any fluid out. At the bleed valve it'll blow a little air out but it feels like it's sucking It back in. I put my finger over the bleed valve to make sure it wouldn't suck any back in but still no fluid. I'm thinking that maybe the master cylinder is just letting the fluid pass through internally. I just don't understand how it could just go out that quick.
I got the truck at 60,000 miles and for as I know it has not had a new MC put on it. Truck has 199,000 now.
Thanks for any input.
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