Brake question
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Brake question
Hey guys,
When I installed my L&L headers I re-routed the brake lines from the master cylinder to the portioning valve. I ran the front reservoir to the front part of the portioning valve and the rear reservoir to the rear side of the valve. I didn't take note of how they were ran before I took them off. My front brakes are now draging. Do I have my lines backwards or do I have something else going on? It both calipers drag so I think I have the lines ran backwards. And just to clarify, The larger(rear) reservoir controls the front brakes and vise-versa for the rear, correct? Thanks in advance!!!
When I installed my L&L headers I re-routed the brake lines from the master cylinder to the portioning valve. I ran the front reservoir to the front part of the portioning valve and the rear reservoir to the rear side of the valve. I didn't take note of how they were ran before I took them off. My front brakes are now draging. Do I have my lines backwards or do I have something else going on? It both calipers drag so I think I have the lines ran backwards. And just to clarify, The larger(rear) reservoir controls the front brakes and vise-versa for the rear, correct? Thanks in advance!!!
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So according to the picture posted above and and what Mike has confirmed, I have the brakes backwards?
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So I reran my brakes the correct way, front to back, back to front and bled all the brakes. My calipers are STILL dragging. Could both of my calipers have gone bad? Could I have got a piece of debris in the proportioning valve causing it to not release the front brakes? This is really starting to puzzle me and I want to drive my truck!!!! 
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New thought! I removed the mater cylinder and brake booster(as a whole unit) when I was putting my headers on. There were two shims that came off between the bracket and booster. I'm 90% certain they were on the bottom to bolts. Can someone confirm this? Also, could the linkage got tweaked causing the breaks to be applied all times? Or lastly, could the booster have gone bad? If so, are all boosters from 78-79 the same(2wd vs 4wd) and are any other years the same? I appreciate any help I can get!!!!!!!!!
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I don't know what tit you are talking about? When I bleed the brakes, I got a very strong flow of brake fluid. They are firmly dragging. You can tell when driving it and when you park it, it smells like burning brakes and the rims are hot. Little more drag than what is expected
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If you read a Chiltons or other manual, you'll see that on the front of the proportioning valve, there is a pin that looks like the head of a finishing nail. You are supposed to pull that out, and insert a 'clip' to hold it out while bleeding.It only moves about 1/4".
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If you read a Chiltons or other manual, you'll see that on the front of the proportioning valve, there is a pin that looks like the head of a finishing nail. You are supposed to pull that out, and insert a 'clip' to hold it out while bleeding.It only moves about 1/4".
