ok heres the deal got a 96 ram 1500 4x4 im doing some work to for a freind. the trucks defintaly in need of an alignment but its also diving to the left when u press the brakes under normal braking conditions, and then at a stand still just simply pressing the brake pedal it will continue just about to the floor. took it to a shop the guy there said it was air in the lines an it needed new brake lines then i was also thinkin it could be the master cylinder, so if theres any ways of testing this it would be great to hear about it an if anyone would happen to have had this happen i dont know any help would be appreciated

 

adjust the rear brakes, and inspect front pads/calipers. caliper could be froze

 

ahh i did forgot to mention that both calipers appear to be in working order

 

Have you bled them yet?

 

If you do have to get a new master cylinder, dont get one for a '96, get one for a '97, it has a bigger center bore.

There probably is air in those lines. Bleed the whole system (which includes flushing them; just bleed them until clear fluid comes out at the hose).

 

appear to be in working order? you wont know until you take them off and try to compress the piston.

on my fiancees maxima i went to change the pads in the rear, and i couldnt compress the piston/ so i had a bad caliper, but i couldnt feel a difference in breaking.

 

no decided to do a little research before i dove in to it so i havent done anything with brakes yet other than simply just insepcting the calipers were working i do have experience with brakes an bleeding soo just trying to figer out what the prob is

 

Bleed them first then go from there

 

ok dont inspect the calipers then. i guess your good enough to tell by just looking...........

 

alright will try bleedin em but to 95 what am i lookin for when i compress the piston will it just simply not move or will it be real soft sorry last time did a caliper on a ram it was obviously out so didnt need alot of diags