Ok, Hi new to the forums. My name is Dan owner of a 98 Dodge Ram b1500.

The problem I am having trouble diagnosing is my brake system *sigh*.

A friend of mine was driving my Van, replaced the rear passenger side wheel after a flat. Ok, it drove fine many a miles after.

Suddenly I realized it was lose, he tightened wrong so it was lose, didn't know that until it happened.

After fixing that problem, I began driving about half a mile then all of a sudden my brakes failed completely. Maybe over-tightening is the culprit?

My front and rear brakes bleed fine and fluid comes out but I am not receiving pressure from the pedal, it goes to the floor and the brakes don't lock my rotors at all.

Has anyone ever had this problem? Replaced front brake lines, still no pressure. Shouldn't I have a least some brakes if fluid come out of bleeders?

 

You may have had the parts in one of your rear drums fall apart or maybe you lost a brake lining. I'd make sure the reservoir is full and then take the drums off.
Steve

 

ok so it might be a rear cylinder?

 

I agree with SteveR, remove the right rear drum and I'm sure you're going to find something is broken.

 

OK so I checked, the cylinder seems fine, but my pads are completely gone. Would this cause complete failure? I thought my front brakes would still work Possibly not.

 

Yes it could if the pads were ripped off their mounting shoes.

 

You probably have multiple problems. The back brakes won't work unless the slack adjusters have the pads close to the drums at all times.
How was the fluid flow when you bled your front brakes? If it's harder to bleed the front then the back it is likely you need new front hoses too. Not having shiny rotors is another tell tale.
Steve

 

Actually I was wrong there is alot of pad there. Damnit,, ok my plan is just to bleed the hell out of my brakes.... MC is ok tested that with plugs