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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Trucks / March 2005

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brake pedal goes to floor when I turn

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JimO - 02 Mar 2005 03:43 GMT
99 Ram 2500 v10
When I take a hard right turn and then use the brakes, the pedal will
go to the floor. Next time I use the brakes, they seem to be fine. Any
ideas?
Thanks,
JimO
TBone - 02 Mar 2005 05:32 GMT
I would check your front flexible lines as well as your fluid level in the
master cylinder.

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> 99 Ram 2500 v10
> When I take a hard right turn and then use the brakes, the pedal will
> go to the floor. Next time I use the brakes, they seem to be fine. Any
> ideas?
> Thanks,
> JimO
Tom Lawrence - 02 Mar 2005 05:53 GMT
>I would check your front flexible lines as well as your fluid level in the
> master cylinder.

And then I'd change out the master cylinder.  Had two vehicles where the
pedal suddenly, and without apparent reason, went to the floor.  Changed the
MC on both, and never had the problem re-occur.
BDK - 02 Mar 2005 07:10 GMT
> 99 Ram 2500 v10
> When I take a hard right turn and then use the brakes, the pedal will
> go to the floor. Next time I use the brakes, they seem to be fine. Any
> ideas?
> Thanks,
> JimO

Like another poster said, one of the flex lines are bulging up when the
wheel is turned. Change them BOTH, as the other side is probably going
bad too. Sometimes when you change the flex lines, the car/truck has
better brakes than it had when it was new. Don't go cheap on the lines
either. The better ones make for a better pedal feel.

I was working on a car with a really mushy pedal once, and after
changing the pads and bleeding them, something was wrong, the pedal was
almost as mushy as it was before I did anything. I had someone get in
and push the brake pedal. The flex hose on the left side swelled up to a
huge size. I jumped back, as I expected to get sprayed with brake fluid!

Two new hoses and another bleed, and it had a nice pedal.'

BDK
Bob - 02 Mar 2005 23:49 GMT
Jim, You have a loose wheel bearing. Turning pushes in the caliper piston.
First apply it goes to floor, then the slack is gone and its fine. Replace
the bad hub bearing and itll be fine.
> 99 Ram 2500 v10
> When I take a hard right turn and then use the brakes, the pedal will
> go to the floor. Next time I use the brakes, they seem to be fine. Any
> ideas?
> Thanks,
> JimO
Denny - 03 Mar 2005 00:20 GMT
> Jim, You have a loose wheel bearing. Turning pushes in the caliper piston.
> First apply it goes to floor, then the slack is gone and its fine. Replace
> the bad hub bearing and itll be fine.

I'll second that.. You just saved me some typing.  <G>

Denny
 
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