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Question about Brakes / Master Cylinder
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 |
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