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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 08:37 PM
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Brake Problems

I have a 98 F-150, 2WD 4.2V6. My brakes were shaking when applied at speeds over 30 mph, so I changed the rotors and pads. while changing I noticed the caliper pistons were actually breaking into peices, probably the cause of the shaking. so i bought 2 (both were breaking apart inside, like large 2 inch chunks missing) remanufactured calipers and put them on with the new brass washers. so now i have new pads, rotors, and calipers on both sides.
When I put everything together, i bled the lines and tired them out. I had no brakes so i bled the lines and bled the lines. since I couldnt get any pressure in the brakes still, I bought a reman Master Cylinder, and put that. Still nothing today after bleeding it again. I dotn know what else it could be - any help would be so greatly appreciated.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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also i forgot to mention the reason i bought the new master cylinder is because while bleeding i used so much fluid the resevoir nearly ran out, so i thought maybe i messed up the seals in the MC.
 
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also again - everything is kind of wet from messing around with the brakes, but it doesnt seem like there is a visibile leak anywhere.
 
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