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2014 Chevy Silverado
Platform: Truck, GMT 400, 800, & 900

rear brakes arent working

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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 9:49 AM
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Default rear brakes arent working

I just replaced the master cylinder, bled the fronts and now there is no action on my rear brakes at all. Does anyone out there have a direction they can point me in?
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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 9:59 AM
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Welcome to the forum 76Fiorenzo

How about a little back ground on the vehicle...
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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 10:14 AM
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hehe, I guess that would be a good idea.
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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 10:15 AM
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5.7 vortech
put new hubs and pads on the front now all said and done, nothing in the rear.
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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 10:33 AM
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Well fluid does have to travel farther to get to the rear, are you sure you bled them enough?
Maybe go to an auto parts store and get a mighty vac, pump it to a good vacuum, then try
Bleeding 1 more time.
Also for bleeding, I find it more efficient to press in brake, open brake nipple, close brake nipple, then release the brake.
And also do not pump the brake pedal, you will turn a couple of large bubbles into hundreds of
Smaller bubbles and the smaller the bubble the harder it is to get out.

So my suggestion is to get a mighty vac, plug it in and bleed it a bit more.

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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 10:13 AM
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Okay, thank you. I will try that out and let you know how it goes.
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