How old is the truck?
I'd bleed the system first, maybe even drain the brake fluid entirely &
replace with fresh. It may not be as terrible as it seems.
David Carmany wrote:
> I just noticed this today while sitting at a light. If I push on my
> brake pedal and then letoff a little bit and press down again and keep
> doing this I can get my brake pedal to the floor. I am guessing that
> this is not good. After noticing this I applied "some significant"
> pressure to my brakes and my pedal will become soft feeling. If I let it
> come back up every thing is fine again. Under a constant medium pressure
> the pedal does not become soft.. Am I correct in assuming that my brake
> master cylinder is failing? I have checked my brake fluid and it is
> full. (and no I havent messed with the brakes since I bought it.)
-- -andy andylevy@yahoo.com Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/ http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/ '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
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