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Brake Pedal Goes to the Floor when Turning left

Old Apr 6, 2013 | 11:45 PM
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Brake Pedal Goes to the Floor when Turning left

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1992 Dodge w250

I have read many of the posts on the ABS brakes.
I have a unique braking issue which the owner before me could not fix.
My brakes work great all the time. But when I am at low speed doing a hard left turn ( ex. round about) my brake pedal will go right to the floor , the abs light comes on and, then the brakes come back very hard. It will not do this when I do a hard right turn or in any other scenario, but will do it every time in the left turn. I had someone take a look for me but and there are no pinched lines or anything. Any ideas?

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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 11:48 PM
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Very strange, is the main vacuum supply line hitting the steering shaft or is something flexing when you turn?
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 09:34 AM
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That sounds like two different things. The pedal going to the floor would not be due to the vac system. That could be air in the lines or a leak. Barrow a buddy to turn the wheel left and cycle the pedal in park while you look for leaks.
The abs light comes on for low vac, which also causes a harder than normal pedal feel.
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by gyman98
Very strange, is the main vacuum supply line hitting the steering shaft or is something flexing when you turn?
That's what I was thinking.. you pedal wouldn't slam to the floor like that. Brakes and steering are two separate things.
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 06:59 PM
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For the life of me, I could have sworn that crossy's son, Brandon, or another NJ 1st genner had the same problem about a year ago....


Maybe I was just smoking too much crack that week....


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