No, they shoudl be bled fine, however the light sponginess is likely from
under adjusted rear shoes. I fought my brakes for months till I realized
that. Get the rearend off the ground and pull the little black rubber plug
from inside the back plate on each side. Using to small screwdrivers you
can then adjust the "Auto Adjuster) to move your shoes out to actually
contact the drum. There should be some resistance when trying to turn the
wheels by hand. If the spongineess continues bleed again witht he shoes
adjusted out.
HTH
Bill Day
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Terrible Tom" <SilverEightynine@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 1:49 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Bleeding thy breaks?
>
> Mallett, Donald B wrote:
> > Thanks for the help guys! Did them today and all went good. The peddle
does
> > still feel a little soft, Not firm as if the dealer did them. But they
can
> > stop on a dime and give a nickel change. I did realize after I was all
done,
> > packed up the tools and cleaned up that I had the e-brake on! Would that
> > cause a bad bleeding and/or the soft peddle?
> >
>
> ehhhhhh it might... having the parking brake on mechanically forces the
> shoes in the braking position. Thus the return springs cannot retract
> the shoes, and thus the pistons in the rear brake cylinders will not be
> pushed back in. But I do not know if this would prevent the cylinders
> from being properly bled.
>
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