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> 96 Chevrolet C1500 PU 2 wheel drive power brakes, front disc, rear
> drum.
>
> Hi All!
>
> My truck evidently had a caliper get stuck and it quickly wore down the
> inner brake pad on one wheel. The master cylinder fluid was down to the
> bottom of the reservoir, so I wondered if I might have gotten some air
> into it. Anyway, I have replaced the front calipers and pads, and used
> the gravity method to bleed all four wheels. I inspected the back shoes
> and wheel cylinders and they are OK. Now I have good brakes again, but
> the pedal travels half the distance to the floor before the brakes
> begin to kick in. I think it should have about an inch of travel :-).
>
> So, my question is, if air DID get into the master cylinder, would it
> have travelled to the wheels and now be eliminated by the wheel
> bleeding, or should I actually bleed it now as part of my brake job? I
> checked the master cylinder and it is dry (not externally leaking), it
> doesn't bleed down under pressure, and the system is not losing fluid,
> so I think the MC is OK.
>
> Thanks,
> Libby
>


May have sucked some air into the MC, a MC bleed followed by a wheel
bleed wouldn't hurt.


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Anthony

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