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Rear brake lock-up

Old 01-13-2008, 10:52 PM
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They do tend to grabb sometimes and i know that they will let go but going into reverse and stopping hard sometimes helps

Park brakes are the biggest culprit it seems
Old 01-14-2008, 12:16 AM
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Same thing happens on my 89 F150 after sitting for a bit on a rainy day. 2-4 times, then it's fine. Same thing used to happen on a Dodge truck I owned. Checked both thoroughly, no explanation.

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Old 01-14-2008, 12:26 AM
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Its sounding like a more common thing. For me it might be due to the heavy winter this year up north. I bought the truck last spring and this is its first winter. (It was a southern truck prior.) I will just have to remember before hitting the breaks on rainy mornings.
Old 01-14-2008, 12:56 AM
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My 97 does it and my dads 98 does it. If you look at the rotors/interior of drums the morning after a humid or rainy night you can see a light coating of rust (normal) and i think the first time you brake the extra friction between the pads and the rotors/drums causes them to lock up. The rotors just dont rotate smoothly between the pads. Completely normal, especially in trucks (light in rear) with rear drum brakes.

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