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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 10:30 PM
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hello all ive been building a 56 , and cant get the brakes to bleed tried a few different ways , still nothing no leaks that I can see , its a under floor vacuum booster with a late model master and a wildwood proportioning valve set up volare disc front , drum rear , with a 10 pound residual vale at the rear and a 2 lb one in front , when I start the truck the pedal goes all the way down /I have better brakes after bleeding before starting it ? booster bad ?, any tips would be greatly appreciated
 
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Old Aug 15, 2014 | 08:06 AM
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I would check the master cylinder. I had a new corvette style master that leaked past the seals and caused all kinds of headaches. Once that checks out, check all your connections for leaks. Sometimes you have to power bleed the brakes with a machine.
 
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turns out it was the front calipers I had them switched from side to side , whouda thought ? not me
 
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