The_Epsicle
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- 1994
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- Ford
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- 4.0 Pushrod V6
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- Automatic
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- All hail the mighty ziptie!
Hello everyone, it's good to be posting here again, though I wish it were under different circumstances.
This is for my 1994 Ranger extended cab, 4.0, auto 4x4, auto tranny, dana 35 front, ranger 8.8 back with 3.73 gears, everything is stock. I recently did a total brake system overhaul on the rear end, I replaced everything: drums, shoes, self adjuster, wheel cylinder(I bled the system with the two man method), and every spring. That fixed a myriad of issues I had with the rear brakes which included the drivers side wheel locking and lack of stopping power. I also replaced the front rotors, pads, wheel bearings, caliper pins(I greased them), and when I got the truck I replaced both rubber brake hoses on the front because they exploded, after all this work I bled the MC and the entire brake system.
I took a break between classes today to go to the nearby city to run some errands, the brakes worked well the whole way(about 30 miles) there and while I was running the errands (about 5 miles), but on the way back I had to slam on my brakes and my steering wheel pulled HARD to the left, let me re-emphasize that the steering wheel and the vehicle pulled HARD to the left, it ripped the wheel out of my hands, if I had been going much faster than 30mph I would've rolled my truck and I nearly did at that speed, it's important to note that there is no hydraulic leak and the pedal remained stiff. I took it home going about 25mph, probably not my smartest idea but I made it. My first thought is my passenger side caliper seized and it needs to be replaced(in a pair of course), I don't have a lot of time to think about this issue with my classes, and I can't jack up my truck in the campus parking lot right now(I may be able to do that later) so I wanted to see if you guys think I'm on track to figuring this out. Any other ideas like things I may have damaged/forgotten about during my brake overhaul please let me know. Thanks in advance guys, I've always appreciated this forum.
This is for my 1994 Ranger extended cab, 4.0, auto 4x4, auto tranny, dana 35 front, ranger 8.8 back with 3.73 gears, everything is stock. I recently did a total brake system overhaul on the rear end, I replaced everything: drums, shoes, self adjuster, wheel cylinder(I bled the system with the two man method), and every spring. That fixed a myriad of issues I had with the rear brakes which included the drivers side wheel locking and lack of stopping power. I also replaced the front rotors, pads, wheel bearings, caliper pins(I greased them), and when I got the truck I replaced both rubber brake hoses on the front because they exploded, after all this work I bled the MC and the entire brake system.
I took a break between classes today to go to the nearby city to run some errands, the brakes worked well the whole way(about 30 miles) there and while I was running the errands (about 5 miles), but on the way back I had to slam on my brakes and my steering wheel pulled HARD to the left, let me re-emphasize that the steering wheel and the vehicle pulled HARD to the left, it ripped the wheel out of my hands, if I had been going much faster than 30mph I would've rolled my truck and I nearly did at that speed, it's important to note that there is no hydraulic leak and the pedal remained stiff. I took it home going about 25mph, probably not my smartest idea but I made it. My first thought is my passenger side caliper seized and it needs to be replaced(in a pair of course), I don't have a lot of time to think about this issue with my classes, and I can't jack up my truck in the campus parking lot right now(I may be able to do that later) so I wanted to see if you guys think I'm on track to figuring this out. Any other ideas like things I may have damaged/forgotten about during my brake overhaul please let me know. Thanks in advance guys, I've always appreciated this forum.