1994 Ford Ranger no brakes and stalling out

[skullz696969]

I have now replaced wheel cylinders calipers and brake booster and still absolutely no fix. I push pedal all the way to the floor before the brakes stop it. About to re bleed the brakes and see if that works.

 

[dvsj67]

Just to verify.. have you looked to see if fluid is rushing back to the master cylinder when you push the brake pedal?

when you depress the brake pedal fluid should leave the master, when you release the fluid should return to the reservoir. If you push the pedal in and the fluid either does not go anywhere or it rushes back to the reservoir with the pedal still depressed then there is an issue.

 

[skullz696969]

Just went and tried it with resivor filled i push the brakes fluid goes down and when i release it it stays down do you think the master cylinder is leaking into the new brake booster?

 

[dvsj67]

At this point i would say no.. if it was leaking into your booster at all you would have senn the fluid when you decided to change the booster, if your master was failing you would have fluid leaking back into the resivoir.. so that means the fluid is travelling from the master to the front and rear brakes.. but if your resevoir is not filling back up when you release then the fluid has to be going somewhere.

inside of the front wheels arent wet? inside of the rear wheels?

Its also a REALLY far off chance but get someone to push the brakes down for you and check you flex lines. If they are damaged and bubbleing up then you brakes would be spongy but i cant see the hose retaining any fluid.. but I am kind of at a standstill at this point. so anything goes.

Also when you bleed the brakes.. you are not allowing to the resevoir to go empty.. correct?

 

[upnsmoke]

Also when you bleed the brakes.. you are not allowing to the resevoir to go empty.. correct?

You would definitely be caught in a vicious cycle in that case. Once the reservoir goes empty you get air in the lines and are back at square one. With all that you have replaced, getting the brakes bled can be a real Bitch sometimes. You have to fill those new wheel cylinders and calipers, which can take a lot of fluid and quite a few strokes of the pedal. A one man bleeder is nice for recovering the fluid so you don't waste as much, not that it costs that much anyway. If you are bleeding the brakes with a partner, make sure they know what to do and when. Bad timing with the pedal or the bleeder could screw up the whole process. 67 also makes a good point about the rubber lines. It is not likely that they are the source of your issue, but they are worth checking. Just to verify, you have no brake pressure at all right now, as in no resistance when you step on the pedal?

 

[dvsj67]

Another thing.. when bleeding.. Which wheel are you starting at?! you should be starting from the furthest from the master cylinder - IE Right Rear wheel

 

[skullz696969]

My friend had boughten a master cylinder for his ranger but never put it on so he sold it to me for 20. My father was pushing the breaks as I was underneath when suddenly I found where it was leaking I heard a loud pop and looked over to see fluid pouring all over my garage. The passenger side wheel cylinder I had replaced blew out. I think it is because when I bought it it was already opened and that guy must have returned it because it was broke so tomorrow I gotta go to parts store early morning and return it. Then come home and put drum brakes back together. And bleed them and all my problems should be gone. Crossing my fingers.

Upnsmoke I think I have found my reason for loss of pressure the passenger rear wheel cylinder blew out when I put it all together and bleed all the brakes I will let you guys know if I still don't have brake pressure if that doesn't work I'm out of ideas

Also dvsj67 I started at passenger rear then go to driver rear then passenger front then driver front.

 

[upnsmoke]

My friend had boughten a master cylinder for his ranger but never put it on so he sold it to me for 20. My father was pushing the breaks as I was underneath when suddenly I found where it was leaking I heard a loud pop and looked over to see fluid pouring all over my garage. The passenger side wheel cylinder I had replaced blew out.

Wow. Sounds like you may well have found your issue. At least you know now that your master cylinder is making pressure. Did you get some pressure at the pedal before it popped? Be sure that something in your rear brakes is not incorrectly installed, left out, or misadjusted that could allow the wheel cylinder to fully extend without any resistance, as that would pop it, defective or not. I do not mean to accuse you of screwing up, just to suggest that drum brakes are complicated and mistakes happen easily and often.

 

[skullz696969]

Yea I have replaced everything now lol. And I'm gonna look over the brake parts tomorrow morning and make sure that nothing was missing.

 

[skullz696969]

Thanks guys for all the help. I finally solved everything with the brakes. Tomorrow I'm gonna search for my vacuum leak which is why the engine keeps wanting to stall when it's ideling. So shouldn't be too bad. But once again thank you guys for all your help.