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CatEater · 09-19-2001, 03:18 PM

OK my brakes are gone!! I just put a 6 inch on my 80 1/2 ton. There is no pressure in em at all. I have tried bleeding them but to avail, so My question is, should I bleed them some more see if that works? Also my tie rod ends are rubbing on the inside of my wheel. I was figuring it's my wheels the offset might be wrong any thing else it might be?
Thanks

Wild YJ · 09-19-2001, 03:34 PM

as long as you have no holes in your lines you could try to gravity bleed them and see if that works. put the rig on stands under the frame and let the axles hang and then open them up and let em flow.
try it and see if it works or not

good luck. <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

spoolnaround · 09-19-2001, 06:53 PM

I replaced my calipers when I put my ss lines on and it took about 8 times bleeding it to get a decent pedal. I went from front to back and back to front until they finally pumped up.

Eric · 09-19-2001, 10:51 PM

You need less back spacing on your wheels if they are rubbing on the tie rod ends. You could go with some 1/4" wheel spacers or get new rims with the correct backspacing.

Shaker · 09-20-2001, 07:08 AM

Bleed your brakes a few times to get it right. If that doesn't work look at your booster/MC needing to be replaced. Gravity bleeding does good but takes a while....good luck

09-19-2001, 03:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
CatEater Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Member # 6964 Location: New York Posts: 10	Brakes OK my brakes are gone!! I just put a 6 inch on my 80 1/2 ton. There is no pressure in em at all. I have tried bleeding them but to avail, so My question is, should I bleed them some more see if that works? Also my tie rod ends are rubbing on the inside of my wheel. I was figuring it's my wheels the offset might be wrong any thing else it might be? Thanks __________________ aint skeered er what

09-19-2001, 03:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wild YJ Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Member # 4928 Location: Lincoln Cali. Posts: 161	as long as you have no holes in your lines you could try to gravity bleed them and see if that works. put the rig on stands under the frame and let the axles hang and then open them up and let em flow. try it and see if it works or not good luck. <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0"> __________________ Your'e gonna poke your eye out with that thing.

09-19-2001, 06:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
spoolnaround Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Member # 5472 Location: Cent Ca Posts: 1,354	I replaced my calipers when I put my ss lines on and it took about 8 times bleeding it to get a decent pedal. I went from front to back and back to front until they finally pumped up. __________________ Did you ever notice: When you put the 2 words "The" and "IRS" together it spells "Theirs?"

09-19-2001, 10:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Eric Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 39 Location: San Martin, CA Posts: 3,266	You need less back spacing on your wheels if they are rubbing on the tie rod ends. You could go with some 1/4" wheel spacers or get new rims with the correct backspacing. __________________ Eric Parts for Sale --> D44 shafts, 6 lug rims, air tank

09-20-2001, 07:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
Shaker Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3694 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Posts: 3,584	Bleed your brakes a few times to get it right. If that doesn't work look at your booster/MC needing to be replaced. Gravity bleeding does good but takes a while....good luck __________________ Need Steering? www.shakerbuilt.com Too Many Projects not enough Time...

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