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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 06:41 PM
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Default Break Help, PLEASE.

So I bought my 97 4.6L 4wd f-150 2 months ago.
He told me the breaks needed to be bled, Feels like they do, and I did it.
That didn't change anything.
If feels like I have no rear breaks when I break.
I looked at it and you can see a few liquid leak spots on the drums

I jacked my truck up and spun the tires and hit the break and they stopped.
I did the same to the front.

I thought they worked, but then asked a buddy and said that was just because the wheels weren't driving.

I asked if it needed a seal? He said most likely a wheel cylinder.
I called Orileys and their 10$, I thought this was going to be a 200$ fix.
I hope that is the problem...


Any other ideas?
How can I tell its the back, and how can I tell if it is the wheel cylinders?
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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jack it up and pull the rear wheels and brake drums off. If the wheel cylinders are wet then they need to be replaced.
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 01:58 PM
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+1 on the wheel cylinders.
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