Heavy breaks
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Heavy breaks
So I changed the calipers front and rear with pads and rotors. I changed the front runner lines the hard line going to the rear with all new rubber lines and axle lines. And also changed the break booster and my break feel really heavy is this normal or could there still be something wrong? It's the 6.8 v10
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Are they dragging? Is the face of the wheel really hot after a short drive? Will the vehicle roll on an incline when in neutral and no brake pressure applied?
Might need to lube the pins.
I don't know how the pedal pressure could be heavy and how that would be a bad thing unless you describe it better.
Might need to lube the pins.
I don't know how the pedal pressure could be heavy and how that would be a bad thing unless you describe it better.
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Are you saying when you applied the brakes, the calipers would stop engaging the rotors with the pedal still being pushed, no longer slowing the vehicle?
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When I got the truck the Piston in the front calipers would stay engaged so I replaced then also well with the rear.. lines were all bleed. When I push on the pedal it feels almost like manual breaks. So I changed the break booster and still feels the same..Feel like you need more effort then you should to depress the pedal
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Depending on what you are used to driving, these beasts take a little more to stop. You may just be used to something else, and what you are experiencing may be normal. possibly have someone familiar with these rigs test it and see what he/she thinks. Just a thought.
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1) what size tires do you have?
2) where did you buy master cylinder?
3) did you gravity bleed system?
4) do you have ABS?
5) did you make sure there was no air in system between master cylinder and ABS if you have it, prior to manual bleeding?
6) if not you may have air in ABS if you have it.
7) what brand vacuum booster do you have?
8) do you have vacuum line hooked to booster properly?
More details on what was done would help reduce my questions, in order to help you.
2) where did you buy master cylinder?
3) did you gravity bleed system?
4) do you have ABS?
5) did you make sure there was no air in system between master cylinder and ABS if you have it, prior to manual bleeding?
6) if not you may have air in ABS if you have it.
7) what brand vacuum booster do you have?
8) do you have vacuum line hooked to booster properly?
More details on what was done would help reduce my questions, in order to help you.
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1) what size tires do you have?
2) where did you buy master cylinder?
3) did you gravity bleed system?
4) do you have ABS?
5) did you make sure there was no air in system between master cylinder and ABS if you have it, prior to manual bleeding?
6) if not you may have air in ABS if you have it.
7) what brand vacuum booster do you have?
8) do you have vacuum line hooked to booster properly?
More details on what was done would help reduce my questions, in order to help you.
2) where did you buy master cylinder?
3) did you gravity bleed system?
4) do you have ABS?
5) did you make sure there was no air in system between master cylinder and ABS if you have it, prior to manual bleeding?
6) if not you may have air in ABS if you have it.
7) what brand vacuum booster do you have?
8) do you have vacuum line hooked to booster properly?
More details on what was done would help reduce my questions, in order to help you.
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