Bad_Luck_Club
Newbie
So, when I first got the truck the brake pedal was soft ,but it stopped alright. I had the ABS light on ,but I wasn't too worried. The fuse had been pulled so I replaced the fuse and the light was still on. I remember the previous owner saying something about a sensor in the rear that needed to be replaced ,but I have no idea if his word is any good or not. So a couple of months later I went to service the rear diff and noticed that the fill plug was stripped out so a hundred and twenty bucks later I had a Perfect Launch diff cover. I ended up breaking the rear brake in the rear so I decided well, it's probably time to service the drums anyway. So I serviced the drums and put new wheel cylinders in and bled the rear with a one man bleeder. I ended up getting a red brake light. Today my father and I put new calipers on in the front. I did the front brakes with new hardware, rotors, and pads. We bled those and it had an incredible amount of pressure coming from the calipers. It was like a geyser of brake fluid. The pedal felt better ,but I would still occasional get the red brake light and the truck stopped ,but it was a very slow stop. I decided to wait it out at my father's house until around 10 when the roads would be clearer to make my way home. I noticed that the brake light only came on at hard stops and my gas gauge would dip down as well. I'm not sure if those are related ,but hey I figure all the information I can give you guys the better. I crept home and on some back roads close to my house I decided to try and test the brakes some more to see what I've got going on. I did a few hard stops and the brake light that had stayed with me for about 20 miles at this point went away and the pedal felt better ,but it wasn't the rock hard pedal I was used to in my K20 I used to own and my C10. I also noticed that my hazards/brake lights don't work. I'm not sure if the relay has anything to do with my pedal feel. Removing the ABS fuse made no difference either. I'd like to delete the ABS unit (a Kelsey Hayes unit) and use the proportioning valve from a 81 K series truck. Would that be a viable solution for me to try? I heard way too many horror stories about the ABS units acting up in this truck and causing people to get into accidents. I also did try bleeding the ABS unit from that little nipple with the rubber cap ,but no fluid was coming from there.
What's the best course of action here? I'd like a rock hard pedal and I'm not looking for the cheapest option per say ,but I know those ABS units cost quite a bit and I don't have a tool to bleed it if I got a new one. Thank you for looking at my thread.
What's the best course of action here? I'd like a rock hard pedal and I'm not looking for the cheapest option per say ,but I know those ABS units cost quite a bit and I don't have a tool to bleed it if I got a new one. Thank you for looking at my thread.