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Brakes won’t release after hydro boost R&R

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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 03:13 PM
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Brakes won’t release after hydro boost R&R

I have a 99 Dodge 3500 24V Cummins and yesterday I had a shop replace my Hydro Boost unit. Everything was fine with the old one but I had P/S leaking out the weep hole.
Anyway, now it seems that the brakes will not release when I’m braking in a turn (like pulling into a parking lot or driveway. Once the wheels get straight it lets go. My mileage has gone from 19MPG to 14MPG. Could air in the brake lines cause this?
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 05:03 PM
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Nope, air would do the opposite, cause a soft pedal.

Betting the rod from the hydro to the brake pedal is too long, but just by a little bit. Do you have any free play in the pedal at all?
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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Only about 1/4 in play. I did just notice as I walked around the truck after stoping at a rest stop is that the brake lights were on all the time. I can pull up on the pedal and they go out. If I try and use my foot to pull up on the pedal after I release the brake, the truck is fighting against me pulling up on the brake pedal.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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Take it back to the genius that replaced it. The brake switch needs replacing as is non readjsutable.
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