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Old 11-28-2011, 07:38 PM
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Break problem

Have a 56 F100 disk front drum rear, built for my wife, problem is loosing break fluid and have pedal when engine off but when running goes to floor, also can't find a leak has a remote resover.
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Old 11-28-2011, 07:53 PM
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If you are loosing fluid you have a leak. I would pull teh rear drums and check the cylinders if you cant find anything else.
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have a look on the inside of rear tyres..fluid will leak out the rear of the drum if cylinders are shoot..pretty common for cylinders to let go.check all lines and connections.if your peddle is going flat on startup you are pulling in mayor air somewhere.i had 2 bad wheel cylinders and still had brakes.
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Sounds like a bad master cylinder to me
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power bks ???

i'll assume its non power but i needed to ask...
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i'll assume its non power but i needed to ask...
It's Power.
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You might find your leak by loosening the MC from the booster.
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