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Aug 30, 2010 | 07:44 PM

JDC1

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F550 brakes

Did the brakes on a 03 550 new frt calipers and pads and rear pads and freed up the sliders. and now the truck wont stop and owner says the pedal dosnt feel the same. anybody ran into this before. Been bleed twice and no air.

Aug 30, 2010 | 08:10 PM

krewat

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Is it like this only after doing the brakes, or was it like that before too?

If it's just since replacing stuff, you probably need to bleed the anti-lock brake system.

Aug 30, 2010 | 08:26 PM

JDC1

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no it wasnt like this before.

Aug 30, 2010 | 09:20 PM

krewat

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I think you need to bleed the ABS module, which means you need the right scan tool to activate the system.

Aug 30, 2010 | 09:55 PM

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Check the rear calipers. Sometimes they are both the same, meaning on one side the bleeder is at the bottom.
You need to remove the caliper, flip it upside down and than bleed before reinstallation.