brake problems on 2000 Ram
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11-27-2005 | 11:55 PM
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brake problems on 2000 Ram
I just bought a 2000 Ram 1500 4x4, with the 5.2. It drives great except this evening when I was driving back to school, I came to a stop, and the brake pedal got real mushy, and my ABS and Brake lights both came on. (I did not have the parking brake engaged). The pedal feels normal when you apply brake pressure while you are cruising, but as soon as you come to a stop the brake pedal sinks. My brake fluid reservior is NOT loosing fluid. I'm thinking its the master cylinder, could it be anything else. Thanks for your help.
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11-28-2005 | 02:27 PM
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11-28-2005 | 02:52 PM
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RE: brake problems on 2000 Ram
I havn't done any work to this truck. I bought it the tues before Thanksgiving then went out of town. When I was driving it back to school was when I noticed the brakes were acting funky. I would take it back to the dealer and have them figure it out, but I'm up at school which is in a different part of the state than my house. Has anyone ever changed a master cylinder before? it doesn't look that hard. However, I only have limited tools and no garage up at my school. Also, is bleeding ABS any different that bleeding a regular brake system?
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11-28-2005 | 08:11 PM
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RE: brake problems on 2000 Ram
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I havn't done any work to this truck. I bought it the tues before Thanksgiving then went out of town. When I was driving it back to school was when I noticed the brakes were acting funky. I would take it back to the dealer and have them figure it out, but I'm up at school which is in a different part of the state than my house. Has anyone ever changed a master cylinder before? it doesn't look that hard. However, I only have limited tools and no garage up at my school. Also, is bleeding ABS any different that bleeding a regular brake system?
I havn't done any work to this truck. I bought it the tues before Thanksgiving then went out of town. When I was driving it back to school was when I noticed the brakes were acting funky. I would take it back to the dealer and have them figure it out, but I'm up at school which is in a different part of the state than my house. Has anyone ever changed a master cylinder before? it doesn't look that hard. However, I only have limited tools and no garage up at my school. Also, is bleeding ABS any different that bleeding a regular brake system?
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11-28-2005 | 09:45 PM
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I did not buy it from a dodge dealer, it was a used car broker. It has a 1 month, 1k mile warranty on the engine, tranny, and diffs. They are going to see what they can do about it. The dealer is 3 hours away from where i am right now, and I won't have a chance to go back untill december. I need to fix this problem ASAP, because I drive this truck on a regular basis. My first priority is to fix the brakes, then I can work out the situation with the dealership. Is bleeding the brakes on an ABS system different than bleeding regular brake systems?