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12-02-2012, 08:22 PM
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no brakes? bled rears,still very soft pedal
well today i drove with a friend to cut/deliver some firewood to a family friend of his from his grandpa's house and had decent brakes when we arrived and through the 1st delivery(its a ranger..doesnt hold much so it took 2 big ass loads roof high) well half way back for the 2nd one i pushed my brake pedal to slow up for a stop sign..i had nothin,pedal hit the floor..so i downshifted quick,slowed up and used my E brake to stop fully..well after that we made it back to his grandpa's n i checked my brake fluid,was bone dry or damn close so luckily we found some and refilled it and my buddy hurridly bled the rear brakes(i assume ford is the same as gm in that the rear brakes determine pedal pressure) as i pumped the pedal ..well we got it to were it should be nice n firm pedal
so after loading up the 2nd load i go to leave n realize that the pedal is now still almost to the floor but i still works the brakes..not wanting to unload it all we kept on and dropped off the wood and i drove home..
so do i just need to bleed my rear brakes more?? or is there a parts issue?
and the above were the brake fluid resovor was empty..yes i shoulda kept up on that..just current events have me preoccupied n it was a potentially dangerous oversight.
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12-02-2012, 08:55 PM
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Re: no brakes? bled rears,still very soft pedal
Need to bleed front also. Might have blown out Your master. Why is it so low where is the leak
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12-02-2012, 09:16 PM
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Re: no brakes? bled rears,still very soft pedal
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Originally Posted by Redneckstone
Need to bleed front also. Might have blown out Your master. Why is it so low where is the leak
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this idk..i looked underneath the back at his grandpas while my buddy pumped the pedal after i put n saw no leaks or streams of fluid present..ok i will get my friend to help me with that tomorrow.n i gotta bleed The fronts too?..last i knew(from gm car exp,been a few years -_-) if the pedal had no pressure you had air in the lines or u had a back break leak...shoulda figured ford was differant.
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Last edited by NFCTWC; 12-02-2012 at 09:18 PM.
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12-02-2012, 09:19 PM
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Re: no brakes? bled rears,still very soft pedal
Check for fluid around the wheels, it's gotta be going somewhere. I just had to replace a rear wheel cylendar for the same problem, pretty easy fix if thats the problem and the parts only about $12.
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12-02-2012, 09:33 PM
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Re: no brakes? bled rears,still very soft pedal
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Originally Posted by Razmear
Check for fluid around the wheels, it's gotta be going somewhere. I just had to replace a rear wheel cylendar for the same problem, pretty easy fix if thats the problem and the parts only about $12.
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imma do a thorough check tomorrow as i couldnt tonite,not near my tools an,i hope its just air in the lines
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