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  1. rlwm211

    Brake issues, need input.

    The rubber hose is used only if you are bleeding your brakes alone. You need to keep the bleeder from pulling air back in when you release the pedal and let it up. It actually is a neater job to use some sort of container to collect the fluid that comes out when you bleed the brakes and makes...
  2. rlwm211

    Brake issues, need input.

    Your best bet is to bleed the system. If you have a helper, you start with a full master, and bleed the airpack. Once you have a steady flow of fluid; you refill the master and then go to the rear of the truck and bleed the Right rear; Refill the master; bleed the left rear; refill the master...
  3. rlwm211

    Brake issues, need input.

    brakes and more fluid. If I were going to use the original cap as an adapter for an external resevoir, I would do whatever it took to make the fluid move through it quickly. You may even consider drilling out the cap and tapping it for a larger pipe size, such as 1/4". (Take it off first of...
  4. rlwm211

    Brake issues, need input.

    When you operate the pedal the piston in the master cylinder moves forward. There is a small "vent" hole ahead of the piston that allows the last of the fluid pressure to return to the master when you release the brakes. I believe this is the fluid you are seeing bubble up when you push the...
  5. rlwm211

    Brake issues, need input.

    I would bleed the air out of the airpack before bleeding the truck. There is a bleeder on the air pack. You can get an air pocket that will stop the movement of brake fluid through the system. The master does not move enough brake fluid to fill the airpack in one push. Leaking out of the...
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