Brake help
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Brake help
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So i finally got my truck out of the garage and now everything is going good except one big thing. The brakes are no good. Seeing as i don't know much about brakes i figured I'd see if anyone has suggestions. I have a 1991 F-250 with a 5.8 and RABS. The only brake work i have done was i bled them a few weeks ago. Before they were soft with a squishy pedal. I made sure the reservoir never got to low and didn't push the pedal down to far. But now i have decently firm pedal and no stopping power. I can hold the pedal half way down and put it in reverse and it still moves. The pedal doesn't slowly fall nor can you pump them back up. I was thinking at first maybe the master cylinder. Could this be a symptom of air in the RABS module and if so is 1991 after they made them to were you had to use the code to activate it for bleeding? I haven't pulled the wheels for leak check/pad inspection but my fluid level is the same and there's no visible leaks.Thanks in advance
So i finally got my truck out of the garage and now everything is going good except one big thing. The brakes are no good. Seeing as i don't know much about brakes i figured I'd see if anyone has suggestions. I have a 1991 F-250 with a 5.8 and RABS. The only brake work i have done was i bled them a few weeks ago. Before they were soft with a squishy pedal. I made sure the reservoir never got to low and didn't push the pedal down to far. But now i have decently firm pedal and no stopping power. I can hold the pedal half way down and put it in reverse and it still moves. The pedal doesn't slowly fall nor can you pump them back up. I was thinking at first maybe the master cylinder. Could this be a symptom of air in the RABS module and if so is 1991 after they made them to were you had to use the code to activate it for bleeding? I haven't pulled the wheels for leak check/pad inspection but my fluid level is the same and there's no visible leaks.Thanks in advance
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The first step you should take, since it sounds like you successfully bled the brakes, is to check the pads/rotors and drums/shoes. Since you have a firm pedal, my guess would be that the rear drum brakes are either worn or out of adjustment.
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