Recent Content by CWeaver

Ok, So I reverse bleed the Brakes rear, then Front again. First I put gas rated (yellow) Teflon tape on the bleeder screws so they would stop leaking by the threads. Then I got/adapted small tubing to go from the pressure bleeder tank to the bleeder screws and fit snugly. Then I pushed about a...

I'm using a Old Motive Pressure bleeder with the Plastic top plate. It didn't seal well so I cut a metal plate to go on top, then put a strip of wood on the top center (oriented to the side that leaked) and added a welding clamp to add more even pressure on the top. Adding a top clamp or two...

When I stopped working yesterday midafternoon 2ish? I left the Motive pressure bleeder pressured up, just went out today at a little after 10AM and it's still got 10psi. That would suggest no big leaks I guess... The pressure bleeder is limmeted by how well it seals on the top of the plastic...

I don't believe I'm losing any brake fluid anywhere, but it's had to say. It's been humid and rainy for weeks so I've been bleeding with fresh brake fluid once or maybe twice and then discardin it. I've already used gallons of the stuff on this project. Yesterday I reverse bleed the rear...

Catching fluid from MC at top......

Yeah bleeders are on top, we even tried leveling the truck so it has a factory style rake to it (a touch nose down). Last night I tried reverse bleeding the front end. Used the power bleeder to push about a liter and 1/2 af fluid up each front line to master to push any air out. Started with...

I don't start driving because when I brake the pedal goes right to the floor, but I've already replaced the flex lines.... After talking to another mechanic last weekend we decided to check the proportioning valve...... after dissecting I decided to replace it. I tried ordering one and found...

Sunday: Today I talked to Mechanic friend who said he once had a 96' 1 ton that did this and had to install two master cylinders before it was resolved. So I bought another new MC and installed it on the truck, but this time a friend loaned me a little kit with the thread in plastic plugs and...

Saturday I Blead the brakes and had no success. I pulled the driver side caliper to try compressing it with a clamp to be sure it was free and didn't have air in it. It was rusty and fought a little so I replaced it (everything else is new right!) blead the brakes and this didn't seem to help. I...

Thanks for you responses guys: Before I had this issue I only had to push my brake pedal about a inch maybe to start substantial braking, three inches would be a lot of brakes and the pedal would stay at that height sitting at a stop. Now, even after the new MC, I have to push the pedal at...

Hello, I've seen similar questions asked on this and other forums, but frighteningly... no solutions! On my 96' 2500 4wd (RWAL- rear wheel anti-lock) ram I started loosing brakes driving home with no load the other night. I would have weak brakes and at stops the pedal would Slowly sink to the...

Correct! I'm planning to put a second gen 2001 cab on my 1996 dodge, sorry for the confusion.

I was told that the 96' Gen 2 and 01' Gen 2 cabs should be the same? If anyone knows for sure, or knows different please let me know. Thanks for the suggestions so far. Good Ideas. I'll have to see if anything is rent-able around me... and if it's cost prohibitive.

Hello, The cab on my 1996 club cab with 34inch tires is rusted badly and a friend offered to sell me a rust free 2001 club cab (4 door) and fenders for a fair price. So How can I remove the old bed and cab, install the new cab, and paint and install the old bed? I do not have access to a...

Silly fun with Stacks anyone? Other than making my white truck filthy the water in Stacks doesn't not seem to hurt anything. I actually once put several gallons of water in my stacks, fired up and drove it hard so freinds could see the Black Rain fly from my stacks. Quite a sight. Even...