I was out working and the brakes were fine when we stopped at this house then 30 minutes later when we are leaving the brake pedal felt real spongy and it goes to the floor pretty easily but it still stops the truck pumping the brakes dont seem to work that well.
2002 dodge ram 1500 brake pedal goes to floor.
I had the brake pedal go to the floor with my grand kids in the truck with me.
Truck running brakes.
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If this bearing goes bad it will allow the brake rotor it move back and fourth which pushes the caliper piston back into the caliper creating an air gap.
Back brakes are adjusted.
The final reason for a brake pedal to go to the floor is failing axle bearing.
I got in it to go to town and the brake pedal does to the floor checked the whole truck and could not find any fluid leaks.
Bled it on the lines and the pedal still goes to the floor.
Axle bearings hold the brake rotor true without play while they both rotate.
With a normal press on the pedal harder the pedal is normal until the truck stops.
Mechanic family member came by this morning and bled the break lines and i drove it around the block.
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Recently noticed the brake pedal goes to floor under light pressure while engine is running.
To the floor pumped up and get a little pedal thought master cylinder was bad replaced it bled brakes motor off good pedal start motor petal goes to floor replaced brake booster same thing bled brakes motor off get petal motor on loose petal re bled motor on same.
My 2001 dodge ram 1500 is doing the exact same thing.
What is going on.
I replaced the master cylinder new.
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Bought a new master cylinder bench bled it installed.
The hand brake mechanism in the rear rotors was seized on the emergency brake pedal would go completely to the floor with no resistance.
I have a 1998 dodge 2500 with v10.
Apparently softening up the hoses and then i would drive around slowly and the first time i mashed the brake pedal it would go to the floor.
2002 dodge ram 1500 truck running brakes bleed.
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Average repair cost is 190 at 101 000 miles.