Brake problems all 4
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Laughing Gas
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Brake problems all 4
O K so I have tried searching for my problem, but could not find anything exactly like it. I thought I had a front right brake hanging up so I have not been driving it untill i could find some time to take a look at it.
I just backed it up on the concrete and could definetly tell the brakes where dragging. Jacked all four off the ground and realized that all four are stuck. I cant turn them by hand anyway. I figured i might have some bad rubber lines on the front, but now that none of them are turning I am not sure. Last big trip it had was from Missouri to Florida when I moved down here in Oct.
Right before we left I replaced all the calipers, rotors, pads, and main steal line to back brakes as it was rusted and sprung a leak luckily right before I left.
So should i be looking at the booster or master cylinder???
I have not been on here for awhile since the new truck has not given me any problems and I have been busy working, but now I need to do a timing kit on the wifes Navigator and I think it will take me a couple days at least and need this for her to drive in the mean time.
thanks to all
I just backed it up on the concrete and could definetly tell the brakes where dragging. Jacked all four off the ground and realized that all four are stuck. I cant turn them by hand anyway. I figured i might have some bad rubber lines on the front, but now that none of them are turning I am not sure. Last big trip it had was from Missouri to Florida when I moved down here in Oct.
Right before we left I replaced all the calipers, rotors, pads, and main steal line to back brakes as it was rusted and sprung a leak luckily right before I left.
So should i be looking at the booster or master cylinder???
I have not been on here for awhile since the new truck has not given me any problems and I have been busy working, but now I need to do a timing kit on the wifes Navigator and I think it will take me a couple days at least and need this for her to drive in the mean time.
thanks to all
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Laughing Gas
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Yes and yes. I have dealt with that problem more than once in the past. Usually the pins on all four wheels would not stick at once, but when one wheel did I would go through all four and lube all the pins, and replace if i thought necessary. Still have some spares in the tool box
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Laughing Gas
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well I am thinking master cylinder now. I just loosend the two nuts on the master cylinder a little bit and puled it back about an 1/8 or 1/4 and all four wheels freed up.
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Laughing Gas
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Looks like there might be a little bit of corrosion build up guess i might try cleaning that out and putting back together and see what happens but not sure how that would cause the issue.
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Laughing Gas
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Not sure but i finally found a thread on another forum about the corrosion problem. My only thought is corrosion getting pushed into the master cylinder by the linkage but i dont see how that can happen.
I just remembered reading a thread a long time ago, something about a brake switch or something not letting the pedal come all the way back. Guess i will try looking for that again. hmmm.
Corrosion did not look bad enough to cause the problem talked about in the other thread.
I just remembered reading a thread a long time ago, something about a brake switch or something not letting the pedal come all the way back. Guess i will try looking for that again. hmmm.
Corrosion did not look bad enough to cause the problem talked about in the other thread.
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Laughing Gas
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Found the thread about the switch , but doesnt make sense mine does not rest against any switch looks like the switch hangs off the pedal arm if that is what it is.
Is the linkage adjustable? Where it goes through the firewall it almost looks threaded and mine looks like it has what appears to be a snap ring but I dont think it is and there is a little space between it and the nut.
Is the linkage adjustable? Where it goes through the firewall it almost looks threaded and mine looks like it has what appears to be a snap ring but I dont think it is and there is a little space between it and the nut.
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Doesnt seem to have any end play. looks like everything is moving like it is supposed to. I just bolted it all back together and it seems to be working fine while up in the air. Hopefully I can get some time tomorrow to take it for a drive. Will just throw the 9/16 in and loosen it up again if it binds.
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