Re: M35 brakes

From: Patrick Jankowiak (recycler@swbell.net)
Date: Thu May 04 2006 - 17:41:46 PDT


It is time I oiled the booster piston again, maybe that has something to do
with it.

grntrks@juno.com wrote:

> Patrick,
> I would suspect the booster. Seems I recall a post about this subject
> several years ago. My duece did this. The booster alllowed air pressure
> to somehow decrease pedal travel, but never apllied the brakes. I'm sure
> others can trouble-shoot this better than me.
>
> Frank Cox
> 'Nam 1966 12th TFW
> MVPA 14530
> 1945 GMC 353 DUKW " DUKTAPE"
>
>
> On Wed, 03 May 2006 20:45:35 -0500 Patrick Jankowiak
> <recycler@swbell.net> writes:
>
>>Sometimes I notice that the brake pedal has alot of travel before
>>'hitting
>>the brakes' when the truck's running gear is cold. After run a while
>>down
>>the hiway, the pedal does not travel as far before 'hitting' the
>>brakes,
>>even though the brakes have not been used since I pulled away from
>>the
>>starting point. No problems stopping, DOT5 fluid, but this is odd,
>>anyone
>>know what it might be?
>>
>>Patrick
>>
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