i'll drive no problem...come to a light...the brake light comes on...get going again and it goes away...brakes work fine when im on the street...when i get into a parking lot and im reversing/going forward/reversing slowly, the light is on and i cant push the pedal down much it gets all hard...and the truck keeps rollin...rather scary...but driving on the street i can brake to a red light no problem

any suggestions?

ps. fluid level is good and the abs yellow light is NOT on

 

oh yeah...i got some sort of leak coming out the power steering pump/vacuum pump...i just finished reading all about the seal replacemetn kits for that seal...would that cause my brake issue when im at a light just holding the brake to keep the truck from moving?

8$ from cummins i believe?

 

k did some more reading...so 2 things...the vacuum assist line running from the vacuum assist pump to under the firewall is a common thing...there's a TSB on it regarding a check valve
http://dodgeram.info/tsb/1997/19-10-97.htm ....read

umm so what does that mean? does that mean that if i dont have acheck valve, dodge will check it and install it and replace my hose? for free?
otherwise what would be the easiest place to get a hoze like that (dont u dare say dealer)

2nd problem is the seal between the steering pump and vacuum pump...that would be 8$ from cummins

??

 

A TSB doesn't mean they will do the work for free but on my '95s the check valve was a recall.

 

imonna look under there ..if i dont have a check valve the will replace it or give one to me ? but i gotta pay labor or do it myself?

if i do haev a checkvalve already im on my own correct?

 

so i checked out the vacuum brake/booster hose it looks fine...am i supposed to see a crack or something? cause it looks pretty good...anyways i am leaking power steering fluid no engine oil...and the leak is on my gear BOX...right where the nut is for the line that runs from the steering pump...is there a seal for this?..i may have overfilled the fuid in the winter...how can i get some out?

oh and would this power steering fluid leak affect my breaks?

 

don't you have the hydroboost system on your Ram?

 

i dont think so i think those started after 96