bleed bleed and still soft pedal!!!

dugga4life · Sep 16, 2011

hey guys so i replaced the rear brake lines in my ranger,,,also i changed the wheel cylinders as well but i forgot the adjuster in one side and drove home and relised i had almost no brakes, ovbiously,,,,,but ive bleed the mc and the bleeders and the pedal is hard with the key on but when the engine is on it goes to the floor????

adsm08 · Sep 16, 2011

You have a small leak somewhere. Probably a line fitting that isn't tight enough.

dugga4life · Sep 16, 2011

even if there is no fluid leak

95rangerxlt3.0 · Sep 16, 2011

do a vacuum check of the engine for lack of vaccum, or you have a slight leak at a fitting, I've had the same problem that you and it took me ages to figure it out. Just make sure all the fittings and lines are straight going into the wheel cylinder then bend them a few inches away, my problem was they were on too sharp of an angle to get an airtight connection.

adsm08 · Sep 17, 2011

dugga4life said:
even if there is no fluid leak

It may be small, but is probably still there. The booster adds thousands of pounds of force to what you can apply to the brake system. A tiny leak that doesn't show with the engine off will be very noticeable with the engine on.

Barring that, your rear brakes may not be adjusted right. Set the parking brake 10 times or so.

Cadger · Sep 17, 2011

when my flex line broke, i ripped a cup seal in the master. if p ushed hard/fasti could stop but then loose pressure

bleed bleed and still soft pedal!!!

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