# Brakes on a 98 silverado

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-on-a-98-silverado/41625>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 1, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-on-a-98-silverado/41625 "2010-01-01T20:12:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ap6575](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@ap6575](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ap6575)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-on-a-98-silverado/41625/1 "2010-01-01T20:12:41Z")

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replaced brake calipers master cyclinder an bleed the brakes an the pedal still goes to the floor. stiff when truck is not running an as soon as u start it they go to the floor

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-on-a-98-silverado/41625/2 "2010-01-01T20:54:33Z")

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Do you have ABS, and did you bleed the ABS module? Did you bleed the rear brakes as well?

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**Author:** ![ap6575](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@ap6575](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ap6575)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-on-a-98-silverado/41625/3 "2010-01-01T22:30:11Z")

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yes they r abs.i bleed the back brakes. did not no u had to bleed the abs module.an where is the abs module located at

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**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-on-a-98-silverado/41625/4 "2010-01-01T22:48:44Z")

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Sounds like it could be the master cylinder has failed. If you pump the brakes do you get anything?

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**Author:** ![ap6575](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@ap6575](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ap6575)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-on-a-98-silverado/41625/5 "2010-01-01T22:53:24Z")

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replaced the master cyclinder. both front calipers are new.