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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 10:56 AM
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Brake question

Here's a question for ya. i've got a 99 b3000 rabs..... my abs light came on a week ago... so i topped up my fluid which was low..... it went off for a few days.. it's since came on again last night..... again. it was low.. so i topped it up.. checked everywhere for leaks, and came up with nothing. :S no sign of any brake fluid anywhere.... any ideas?

i since filled it up again today, and took it out, did half an hour of hard stops.. the fluid level didn't move at all... looked for leaks again and nothing.

i changed my brake cylinders last may.... i thought maybe one of them was defective but there wasn't anything leaking out anywhere. =/ i don't know.

is it possible that there was a big air bubble hiding in the system?
 
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 12:29 PM
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Master cylinder may be leaking into the brake booster. jd
 
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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is it possible that there was a big air bubble hiding in the system?
You would have felt a spongy pedal if that were the case. Jim gave you a frequently overlooked leakpoint; the inspection process for this is pretty quick.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 08:15 PM
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thanks for your replies. i think i got it fixed.... although, i think i'll save the fix results for myself.... save some face. =/ lol.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 10:16 PM
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thanks for your replies. i think i got it fixed.... although, i think i'll save the fix results for myself.... save some face. =/ lol.
Don't be embarrassed for screwing up. When one is perfect, he no longer has the ability to learn. jd
 
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