No fluid to the back brakes

TRAVELINGMAN5352

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1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE
V8
4WD
AUTOMATIC
195,000 MILES

I just replaced the vacuum booster and the master cylinder and now there is no fluid coming out to power the rear brakes. I bench bleed the master cylinder before putting it on the vehicle.

Wednesday, March 11th, 2020 AT 6:44 PM

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KASEKENNY

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Okay. How are you bleeding them? Manual or pressure bleeding?

How long have you bleed them? Is the fluid in the master cylinder dropping at all when pumping them?

I attached the manual bleed procedure. Just review it and see if there is anything that you may be missing even though this is pretty straight forward. Thanks

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Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 AT 10:12 AM

TRAVELINGMAN5352

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My problem lies within the master cylinder itself as I've disconnected the front line from the master cylinder and there is no fluid coming out when your press the brake pedal.

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Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 AT 10:12 AM

KEN L

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It sounds like the master is defective or it is not bled correctly. here is a guide to help you recheck your work:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-brake-master-cylinder

Please run down this guide and report back.

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Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 AT 10:12 AM

TRAVELINGMAN5352

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Sorry for the late reply. The new master cylinder was bad. I replaced the master, Bench bled it and am know getting fluid to both the back brakes. My problem now is that it's like stepping on a brick, it does stop the vehicle but slowly.

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Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 AT 10:12 AM

KASEKENNY

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If you are lacking assistance, this sounds like the brake booster has failed. The booster is what provides the braking assistance so more than likely you have a leak in the diaphragm.

You can either rebuild it or it would be easier to replace it. Here is the procedure to do this:

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