Good afternoon!
So I have a 95 k2500 burb and the brakes haven't been great since I got it. I replaced the front rotors and pads and it did seem to help. There was very little pad left on the old ones and the rotors were warped.
I have a very light pull to the right when I apply the brakes and also this suburban requires more pedal pressure than any other vehicle I've driven besides my cj7 with no power brakes.
The fluid in the reservoir for the brakes seems over filled and dark to me. I have been trying to read about hydroboost, vacuum boosters, and figure out exactly what I currently have in my truck. I've bled clutches before but never brakes. I'd like to learn.
I do know when pump up my brakes with the truck off and then start my truck the pedal does depress rapidly but it's more than 1".
My questions are:
1) Where do I start to make sure I'm not going to have something come apart or fail in my 26 year old vehicle with my family in it when I need to step on the brakes?
2) Does the antilock ever really work right in this year model?
3) How stiff should my pedal be? I've driven a lot of stuff but I don't remember ever feeling a pedal that requires this much force. It doesn't build confidence.
Thanks for taking time and answering my question which I'm sure has been asked 1000 times. I'm really trying to read all I can about what's what with the brakes, but it's confusing not knowing what I have exactly. Thanks!
So I have a 95 k2500 burb and the brakes haven't been great since I got it. I replaced the front rotors and pads and it did seem to help. There was very little pad left on the old ones and the rotors were warped.
I have a very light pull to the right when I apply the brakes and also this suburban requires more pedal pressure than any other vehicle I've driven besides my cj7 with no power brakes.
The fluid in the reservoir for the brakes seems over filled and dark to me. I have been trying to read about hydroboost, vacuum boosters, and figure out exactly what I currently have in my truck. I've bled clutches before but never brakes. I'd like to learn.
I do know when pump up my brakes with the truck off and then start my truck the pedal does depress rapidly but it's more than 1".
My questions are:
1) Where do I start to make sure I'm not going to have something come apart or fail in my 26 year old vehicle with my family in it when I need to step on the brakes?
2) Does the antilock ever really work right in this year model?
3) How stiff should my pedal be? I've driven a lot of stuff but I don't remember ever feeling a pedal that requires this much force. It doesn't build confidence.
Thanks for taking time and answering my question which I'm sure has been asked 1000 times. I'm really trying to read all I can about what's what with the brakes, but it's confusing not knowing what I have exactly. Thanks!