Re: M35 Brake help needed

From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Thu Feb 16 2006 - 18:20:44 PST


At 9:09 PM -0500 2/16/06, GotaM35 wrote:
>Hello all,
>I am having some brake trouble with my deuce and
>would like to ask for advise. The brakes have
>been working fine until about a month ago. I
>was moving the truck in the yard and noticed the
>brake peddle met no resistance and went to the
>floor. I cranked it up yesterday and did some

>checking. I did not move the truck any, but I
>could put it in low gear, mash the peddle to the
>floor and ease the clutch up. Even with the
>engine idled up, it would choke the engine down
>with out any movement of the truck.
>
>Now that's weird. I have a couple of trucks
>with good brakes in the bone yard so swapping
>take off parts will be no problem. The master
>cylinder is full too. No leaky. I rebuild the
>air pack about 3 years ago.

Check the wheel cylinders, could be you lost a seal somewhere.

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