Yes, they're disc brakes, my brother the mechanic said to take off the wheels, bleed the brakes then
determine where they're leaking, odd they should both go at the same time. He thinks it
might be the O-rings. Brake line screw-in things and bleeder valves are dry.
Thanks for
the link.

 

I got it fixed, 1 thing I noticed is that I needed a $150 air compressor,
my $68 one was too wimpy.

My brother-in-law says they only budget 1/2 hour for this job at a
real shop, it took me 4 hours.

When I get the pix uploaded they'll
be at
http://hosted.filefront.com/hike1

In 'front_brake_pads.zip' or some such. No warranty as to
the usefulness of this info!

 

I syphoned the MC with a small piece of surgical tube, ended up drinking it, tastes pretty awful. I've always thought it disrespectful to piss on your truck's tire.

 

 

just a tip for when you're bleeding the new cylinders - do a gravity bleed. take the cover off the master cylinder reservoir, top it up if you have to, hook up a clear hose to the bleeder, run the hose into a jar on the floor, then crack the bleeder.

don't do anything, just sit there. have a smoke. you'll see the fluid moving and after a minute or two it'll be moving with no bubbles. close the bleeder and hit up the next wheel. no pumping, no coordinating with a buddy.. works like a charm and works fast as hell.

start with the driver's rear, then do passenger rear, passenger front, driver front, and then LSPV. essentially starting with the cylinder furthest from the MC and working your way towards it.

or do what i did, and cut the stupid LSPV off entirely and plumb in an inline manual PV