chevy p-30 brakes
Had to replace my front rotors and pads and master cylinder. Bled all wheels and all working fine. Then they started dropping again to the floor. I noticed last trip after a hard climb through the nev...
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Ok, had a chance to make a run and problem is solved. I can hear the rear brakes grabbing the discs when I'm moving.
Glac, Measure the distance from your brake lines from your master cylinder to the closest point on your exhaust manifold. Mine was 1 7/8 inches. Some are closer than others. When I say they were hot to the touch I mean they burned my fingers when I touched them!
bsinmich, yes, completely replaced the fluid in the system each time. Pulled the fluid out of the Mastercylinder (mc) then refilled with new DOT 5.1, then bleed until all air and clear fluid out the rear pass caliper first, then rear drive caliper and so on.
enblethen, they are not weak. The rear calipers would stop functioning when I would go up a grade due to boiling brake fluid in the rear lines.
Like I mentioned my exhaust manifolds get red hot when going up a steep grade towing. At the top I noticed that my front end would dive when I hit the brakes and they were much lower than when I headed up the hill. This is not a normal function of a braking system.
I was finally able to figure out how to add pix, web site needs new software. drag and drop...... Problem solved, no more boiling brake fluid....
Glac, Measure the distance from your brake lines from your master cylinder to the closest point on your exhaust manifold. Mine was 1 7/8 inches. Some are closer than others. When I say they were hot to the touch I mean they burned my fingers when I touched them!
bsinmich, yes, completely replaced the fluid in the system each time. Pulled the fluid out of the Mastercylinder (mc) then refilled with new DOT 5.1, then bleed until all air and clear fluid out the rear pass caliper first, then rear drive caliper and so on.
enblethen, they are not weak. The rear calipers would stop functioning when I would go up a grade due to boiling brake fluid in the rear lines.
Like I mentioned my exhaust manifolds get red hot when going up a steep grade towing. At the top I noticed that my front end would dive when I hit the brakes and they were much lower than when I headed up the hill. This is not a normal function of a braking system.
I was finally able to figure out how to add pix, web site needs new software. drag and drop...... Problem solved, no more boiling brake fluid....
