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79 messages, Last post on May 18, 2009 at 8:30 AM
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I bought a 93 dodge grand caravan. i replaced front pads n rear shoes with a new lft rear wheel cylinder. brake pedal still is not acting rite. replaced lft front caliper after taking van for test drive. no help to brake pedal. the brake pedal is hard n u have to use all ur leg muscles to push brake pedal down. the reason for replacing lft side caliper n wheel cylinder was cause rear shoes where down to the rivets n front pads where down to 1/32 to 0/32. bleed entire brake system starting from right rear n final  ly ending up on the front left. the brake pedal is still hard n wont stop the van. if any1 knows wht my problem is please contact me at firemen28270 yahoo.com. my head is spinning from trying to figure this out. ive talked to other mecs n 3 have said the acumulater n brake pump is bad n 3 have said the porpartionary valve is bad. PLEASE HELP
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Replying to: fire2827 (Mar 30, 2008 1:42 pm) |
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Replying to: fire2827 (Mar 30, 2008 1:42 pm)
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Replying to: troyan (Mar 31, 2008 10:36 am) yahoo.com. ty for the help
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Hi I am having a problem with the ABS system on my 97 GC with 3.8 engine with 179K miles. Problem the ABS system will not activate on dry pavement. It will activate on gravel road. I have had the car to several dodge dealers. First dealer replaced master cylinder, power boost unit, new rotors, calipers and pads, rear brake work. Bleed brakes many times. Dealer did not fix problem refunded all of my money. Second dealer checked brakes system and stated "system works as designed".. So my problem is when I make a had stop the brake pedal is VERY spongy and goes very close to the floor. The brakes have been like this for at least 100K miles.. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks diydodge
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Replying to: diydodge (Apr 05, 2008 6:16 pm) Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Apr 05, 2008 6:30 pm) I am impressed so far with the '98 AWD van this Spring as our winter snow pack slowly decomposes. I have crawled it through 4-6" of heavy slush up my rather steep driveway and it pulled though every time. I expected to be stuck a few times by this point. No problems with the ABS either, and I have thoroughly tested it. 
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Replying to: xwesx (Apr 07, 2008 2:53 pm)  Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Apr 07, 2008 4:34 pm) Did you miss the part of my original message about the spongy pedal??? When I do a "no-holes barred, drop the freaking anchor kind of stop" this van glides to a stop and the pedal is very close to the floor. I can also sit in my driveway and continuously press on the pedal and it goes to the floor very spongy.. I do a lot of highway driving and I must always keep a good distance from the car in front of me. I cannot find a dealer who will tell me what is wrong. I have taken a service manager to vans in his lot (in for repair) had him start the vans up and these vans DO NOT have a spongy pedal like my van. This is the manager who gave me back all of my repair cost because he did not know how to fix my van. I found this web site and figured I would give it a try here.. The ABS system does work on gravel roads. I think there is air in the ABS system but no one know how to bleed it. Thanks for your replys diydodge |
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Replying to: diydodge (Apr 07, 2008 5:45 pm) As for what on Earth could be wrong with your van, geez, there are lots of things. I'll list a few (starting with the easiest and most obvious first), many of which were hopefully covered by the shop that was working on it for you: 1) Old brake fluid with lots of water (a brake system flush should cure this) 2) Air in the brake lines (the above flush should have cured this too) 3) Corroded rear wheel cylinders (assuming you have rear drum brakes) 4) Poorly adjusted rear brake shoes (again assuming you have rear drum brakes) 5) Corroded brake caliper pistons 6) Old/weak brake hoses (i.e. the link between the metal brake lines and the wheels) 7) Old or badly rebuilt master cylinder (you should never use rebuilt in this case) 8) Brake fluid leak only under high pressure (near the braided seams by the firewall) 9) Bad ABS controller/proportioning valve (I think it's the same unit on these vans) 10) A cracked weld on the brake pedal mount (has the van ever been in an accident?) If all of these areas have been covered, let me know and I'll try to think of a few more. Best Regards, Shipo |
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