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I got an '84 ranger and I've done some upgrades to the brakes.
D35 swap from a '95 Ranger, the rear brakes are calipers for a full size Chevy.
this is a strictly offroad rig, virtually no street driving,
When I press on the brake it firms up really quick and then will slowly sink to the floor at a fairly even pressure and speed.
Is there air in the lines? I bled all of the lines already and started from the furthest away. All of the brake lines were replaced from the master out. I just saw a post about there being a proper way to bleed a master cylinder but I couldn't find anything on it? the whole reason I redid all of the lines is because a hard line popped when my brother mistook it for the brake pedal (automatic guy, it also never ran with those lines while I had it fyi, got it out of a junkyard). so it had been completely drained.
I'm thinking there's air somewhere but I don't know where.. And the rear disks will be going back to drums more than likely when my 8.8 is done.
D35 swap from a '95 Ranger, the rear brakes are calipers for a full size Chevy.
this is a strictly offroad rig, virtually no street driving,
When I press on the brake it firms up really quick and then will slowly sink to the floor at a fairly even pressure and speed.
Is there air in the lines? I bled all of the lines already and started from the furthest away. All of the brake lines were replaced from the master out. I just saw a post about there being a proper way to bleed a master cylinder but I couldn't find anything on it? the whole reason I redid all of the lines is because a hard line popped when my brother mistook it for the brake pedal (automatic guy, it also never ran with those lines while I had it fyi, got it out of a junkyard). so it had been completely drained.
I'm thinking there's air somewhere but I don't know where.. And the rear disks will be going back to drums more than likely when my 8.8 is done.
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