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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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power brake help

Trying to get my brakes working. With truck running, brakes go almost to floor. With truck off, I can pump up brakes and have almost full pedal. If I pump up brakes with truck off and then start, the brakes go almost to the floor again.

Is this an indication of a bad power booster?
 
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 07:07 AM
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No it is not the booster. Sounds like you have air in the system but it is not the booster.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 10:37 AM
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Thanks Lazy K, I installed speed bleeders (since I am doing the brakes as a one man job) and purged the fronts. Now I can lock it up. Need to go back and re-adjust shoes, left locks up but right doesn't, and do the rear.

The $12 speed bleeders were much cheaper than a booster, and the booster had to be ordered.
 
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