I've owned my 97 since 2008 and have always done my own brakes. I've never had issues with them I couldn't figure out until now, so I thought I would tap on folks who have been there and done that.
I have Powerstop rotors front and rear with OEM pads rear and 100 series pads up front. The rotors are still good, and both sets of pads have plenty of life left.
I have extended brake lines all around to accommodate my ICON/Slinky lift.
The brakes have been fine until late this spring. I went to drive it after it had sat for about a month and the brakes were barely stopping the truck. I have bled it several times now, in the proper order and there's no air in the lines and the brake feel is very stiff, yet it won't even muster enough stopping force to keep me from rolling down my barely inclined driveway.
I thought, well maybe there is still air in the lines, so I bled it again. I got good braking on a test drive, then went to drive it the next day and it's back to barely braking at all.
I'm not losing fluid anywhere and confirmed this through the reservoir.
I'm considering that it is the front brakes that have the issue as a reverse brake test works better than a front brake test. I'm thinking it is either one of the calipers sticking or maybe the brake master cylinder is going bad. Before doing more work, I want to see if any of you have run into this issue before.
Pic for attention.
I have Powerstop rotors front and rear with OEM pads rear and 100 series pads up front. The rotors are still good, and both sets of pads have plenty of life left.
I have extended brake lines all around to accommodate my ICON/Slinky lift.
The brakes have been fine until late this spring. I went to drive it after it had sat for about a month and the brakes were barely stopping the truck. I have bled it several times now, in the proper order and there's no air in the lines and the brake feel is very stiff, yet it won't even muster enough stopping force to keep me from rolling down my barely inclined driveway.
I thought, well maybe there is still air in the lines, so I bled it again. I got good braking on a test drive, then went to drive it the next day and it's back to barely braking at all.
I'm not losing fluid anywhere and confirmed this through the reservoir.
I'm considering that it is the front brakes that have the issue as a reverse brake test works better than a front brake test. I'm thinking it is either one of the calipers sticking or maybe the brake master cylinder is going bad. Before doing more work, I want to see if any of you have run into this issue before.
Pic for attention.
