Replaced Shoes Pads , Cylinder on rear brakes in my 1999 dodge ram 1500, now is leaking fluid bad and still have no brakes

Asked by andylynne May 15, 2015 at 09:14 PM about the Dodge RAM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

1999 Dodge Ram 1500 rear brake leaking after replaced shoes pads and cylinder, no brakes.

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If the wheel cylinder is leaking on a drum brake system then the cylinder that is leaking must be replaced and bleed the brakes. Sometimes when the shoes are replaced on of the plungers in the cylinder can be push out too far and cause a leak, most of the time this causes damage to the seal.

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