Re: M35 brakes

From: grntrks@juno.com
Date: Thu May 04 2006 - 16:51:06 PDT

Patrick,
I would suspect the booster. Seems I recall a post about this subject
several years ago. My duece did this. The booster alllowed air pressure
to somehow decrease pedal travel, but never apllied the brakes. I'm sure
others can trouble-shoot this better than me.

Frank Cox
'Nam 1966 12th TFW
MVPA 14530
1945 GMC 353 DUKW " DUKTAPE"

On Wed, 03 May 2006 20:45:35 -0500 Patrick Jankowiak
<recycler@swbell.net> writes:
> Sometimes I notice that the brake pedal has alot of travel before
> 'hitting
> the brakes' when the truck's running gear is cold. After run a while
> down
> the hiway, the pedal does not travel as far before 'hitting' the
> brakes,
> even though the brakes have not been used since I pulled away from
> the
> starting point. No problems stopping, DOT5 fluid, but this is odd,
> anyone
> know what it might be?
>
> Patrick
>
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