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No brakes on F600

I had no brakes so I installed a new master cylinder after bench bleeding it. I then bled all the wheel cylinders starting with the furthest one from the master cylinder and working to the closest one. Each one shoots a full stream with no air bubbles.There are no leaks. I still have no brakes. Is this a matter of bleeding some more to check for air or could there be another problem. This is a 1966 F600 truck, no vacuum assist.

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If the pedel is going to the floor then you have air some where. IF you have a hard pedel but no brakes, then you have a restriction.

also check how much play you have in the drums. Is this four wheel drum? If you don't have the shoes adjusted up enough it takes too much brake fluid to fill the cylinders and engage the shoes.

If you know your shoes are adjusted and there are no leaks, open all the bleader at once and keep the master full, let it bleed out until all wheels are leaking. close them off, refill the master and then rebleed the system like you did the first time.

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Run a piece of vacuum line from the bleeder screw into a glass jar or bottle, half full of brake fluid. Make sure the hose is a tight fit, so no air can get in. Submerse the other end of the hose in the jar, and then pump the brakes until there are no more bubbles. Then, tighten the bleeder screw before you remove the hose, or better yet, have a helper hold the pedal down while you tighten it. The reason it has to be in the fluid, is because when you let off the brake pedal, the line is inhaling air, and you'll never get it out. Make sure to keep the master cylinder filled as you repeat this on each wheel.

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Are the brakes adjusted.
Clamp all brake hoses with brake hose clamps or vise grips with sheet metal between the vice grips and the hose.......if you have a rock hard brake pedal after blocking the flow to the wheels....it's adjustment or another problem at....the wheels.
If the pedal is still low with the hoses blocked....it's before the wheels.
Removing one vise grip at a time can show the wheel(s) causing the low pedal if required.

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When bleeding did the calipers move at all? If they are frozen due to corrosion no amount of pressure will move them. The replacement master cylinder may be bad out of the box especially if its a rebuild. I would suggest a 1 man bleeder as it will eliminate pumping that can churn bubbles into the system.

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