fantastixvoyage
11-21-2009, 22:42
Having a little hard time understanding how the brake system works on these 6.5s and with a potential buyer coming tomorrow afternoon I'm in a bit of a panic.
Driving the truck today all seemed fine for a good 20 miles or so. then I came up to a light and have almost no brake pressure whats so ever. I had to slam it to the floor and down shift to first just to stop it. It was getting dark so I couldn't investigate too far but here is what I did check:
- Brake and steering levels fine.
- Slight leak of steering fluid at hydroboost unit.
- No leaks at any of the wheel, or the distribution block under the hood.
I figured it would be related to the leak at the hydroboost unit but reading on here has me a bit confused. Appears a leak/hydroboost fail would NOT give me less pedal feel but actually a firmer feel. Is that correct??? My fail leaves the pedal as light as a feather with no real braking until its at the floor and even then is minimal at best.
Of course I can rebleed the system but that just seems odd as it was pretty instant failure from what I can tell. I'm up for all opinions, have a potential buyer coming out in less than 14 hours....what timing right??? Thanks!
Driving the truck today all seemed fine for a good 20 miles or so. then I came up to a light and have almost no brake pressure whats so ever. I had to slam it to the floor and down shift to first just to stop it. It was getting dark so I couldn't investigate too far but here is what I did check:
- Brake and steering levels fine.
- Slight leak of steering fluid at hydroboost unit.
- No leaks at any of the wheel, or the distribution block under the hood.
I figured it would be related to the leak at the hydroboost unit but reading on here has me a bit confused. Appears a leak/hydroboost fail would NOT give me less pedal feel but actually a firmer feel. Is that correct??? My fail leaves the pedal as light as a feather with no real braking until its at the floor and even then is minimal at best.
Of course I can rebleed the system but that just seems odd as it was pretty instant failure from what I can tell. I'm up for all opinions, have a potential buyer coming out in less than 14 hours....what timing right??? Thanks!