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Old 02-15-2014, 01:05 PM
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Leaky wheel Cylinder

I don't normally try to do this stuff myself I take it to the "pros" But when the "Pros" won't touch your truck what else do you do? How do I fix a leaky wheel cylinder? I don't even know what one looks like....(Stress sigh here)!
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YouTube? Haynes manual? Google?


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Got it:) Thanks

Pain in the butt, but not very expensive fix. Looked it up on Google


I just recently have been converted to Haynes they are so much more thorough than everyone else! I had to google just to figure what drum vs. disc...lololol. Thanks for your input
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Here is a video about wheel cylinders I came across a while back:

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Eric the Car guy video

I would buy you a six pack if I could, that is the most help anyone has given me all day.


It doesn't seem to hard to change out the Wheel cylinder...it seems like a twenty minute job at the most. Gonna pull the wheels off tomorrow and see what the deal is.




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Nothing wrong with that wheel cylinder, pulled it apart anyway cleaned it up and put it back. Brand new brake pads, and the wheel cylinder works great. Les Schwab scares me now, they will tell you anything to make a sale that's for sure. I did find some blockage going on in the brake lines and bleeder valve cleaned them up and can't find any leaks anywhere. I think that fluid was being pushed out due to the blockage but it was just a really tiny amount and took a while to get the build up.
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got it fixed, got tired of guessing and just replaced them both about two weeks ago but thanks for the heads up now I will know next time. And yes they were pitted I don't think they had been inspected or replaced since before the truck was put together.
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