2 questions: brakes and mods
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Joined: May 2019
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From: S.W. Indiana
So I have a 3.9 V6 2002 Dodge Dakota and I have 2 questions: my brakes have been acting bipolar, everytime I start it up I have to pump the brakes and then they’ll either be kinda soft or perfect, the M/c was replaced 3 months ago and was brand new and the brakes were bled the booster is about 8 months old, but I think the caliper is going bad but also I think cause the bleeder screws are stripped and rusted so I’m wondering if a little air is getting in, also with my tax refund coming in I wanted to get some easy mods that aren’t too expensive like a intake, or if there’s any others let me know thanks!
If you have drums in back, I'd use the self adjuster mode. If you never back up much, they will wear but not adjust. Get out on an empty road and back up fairly quick and hit the brakes fairly heavy. That will cause a little clicking in back. That's the self adjust function. It won't work if the adjuster cable is broken or the adjust is stuck. Backing up a few times though will adjust the rear brakes if everything is working.