brake leak???
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brake leak???
in my master cylinder my rear brake fluid always gets low, and i cant find a leak anywhere, idk how its gettin low all the time, i gotta add fluid every other day or so, could it leak from the master cylinder any where, i checked all the connections and their tight, im clueless.
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From: kirksville mo
Have you checked where the master cylinder meets the brake booster? sometimes it's hard to tell it's leaking there. mine was,and it was going into the booster which ruined the booster. just a thought.Dave
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the wheel cylinder is the little barrel lookin thing right, that sits between the shoes lol, good description huh, yea i plan on replacin alot of things that have to do with stoppin. i bought a new master cylinder and one of the break lines that hooks to it, wants to strip, whats an alternative to gettin it off, replace the whole line.
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i read somewhere, where someone put a F250 brake booster on his f150, is that a direct fit or not, i guess if it went in it would be better then the f150's booster huh?????????
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The wheel cylinder is the thing on the top...
You need to get new wheel cylinders, brake pads, brake hardware kits, lines, an most likely a proportioning valve... They dont make the OEM ones anymore, best bet is to go with an aftermarket one. Find a parts store with one that you can accually hold in your hands, and make sure it's what you need... I need to find one
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You need to get new wheel cylinders, brake pads, brake hardware kits, lines, an most likely a proportioning valve... They dont make the OEM ones anymore, best bet is to go with an aftermarket one. Find a parts store with one that you can accually hold in your hands, and make sure it's what you need... I need to find one
~Nate
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Before you go spending all that money,,,why don't we find the leak first ?
Start with Pulling the Master cylinder off the booster and check for a brake fluid leak out that back seal.
If that isn't leaking, jack the back of the truck up to inspect the drums,shoes & wheel cylinders on both sides
Make sure you have alternate transportation to get new parts
Do this and get back to us with the results of the inspection.
Here's what you will be looking at
Start with Pulling the Master cylinder off the booster and check for a brake fluid leak out that back seal.
If that isn't leaking, jack the back of the truck up to inspect the drums,shoes & wheel cylinders on both sides
Make sure you have alternate transportation to get new parts
Do this and get back to us with the results of the inspection.
Here's what you will be looking at
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From: gloucester va
Originally Posted by 84tealbeast
the wheel cylinder is the little barrel lookin thing right, that sits between the shoes lol, good description huh, yea i plan on replacin alot of things that have to do with stoppin. i bought a new master cylinder and one of the break lines that hooks to it, wants to strip, whats an alternative to gettin it off, replace the whole line.
