Rear brakes locking up when rainy or cold outside?

[4x4junkie]

Like I said I cannot get the caliper inline and seeing how it's a NEW caliper the next step is to change the rotor.

No, that sound's like the spindle or something on the knuckle is bent.

 

[gnardoom]

Its is due to a moisture problem, with ford shoes or otherwise. They absorb moisture overnight and swell a bit, causing them to lock up on the first couple applications till the heat dissipates the moisture. We see it all the time in our climate at the dealership i wrench at.

my brakes used to lock up every day until I got new springs and pads, now they havent done it in months. its not the climate, its shitty parts, maybe even worn out backing plates if it still does it with new everything, theres always a way to fix it, nobody should have to deal with brakes locking up over $30 parts

 

[thegoat4]

It's a pickup. Put 1,000lbs of shit in the back. Smooth your brakes right out.

 

[gettle03FX4LevelII]

I had 2 94's and now i have 03 and all of them do this i have just learned to accept it. Just before you know your going out just apply the breaks a couple times and it pretty much just starts to work normally.

 

[Simple_serf]

Mine never did this until I had to deal with the whole axle thing when I was driving out to Seattle. Had the shop put new shoes on, and ever since, I have had this problem, even with 500lbs of sand in the back to help with the snow. I have had enough of the brakes on this truck...After the past year, I replaced all parts other than the ABS pump (which now decides to come on at random intervals). 10 years of salt and 192K miles meant that just about everything was shot. As far as the rear brakes go, I usually have to replace shoes every 2 years.

 

[Trigger]

No, that sound's like the spindle or something on the knuckle is bent.

Well changed the rotors and fixed my problem.

 

[adfav1]

99 ranger 4x4 10 inch drums locking up when wet

hi yall i had a problem with mine every time it rained the rear brakes would lock up.i dealt with it until wintertime and then it is pretty scary on snowy roads when your brakes lock up and abs kicks in and feels like you are not slowing down.i ended up taking the drums off and using a grinder to bevel the edges of the shoe lining,just a 45 degree angle or so.i did top and bottom of both shoes and so far it has worked great.i would recommend wearing a dustmask when grinding though.p.s. when they need changing i will either get shoes that are beveled already or i will be doing the same thing before install.thanks

 

[MPRanger]

I'm pretty sure he figured this out by now. Almost five years later.

Just saying.

 

[Mark_88]

Well, it's always nice to revisit these old problems and use 20/20 hindsight to fix them...

Bevel the brake shoes? Never heard of that, but if it works...there we go!

 

[adfav1]

the reason i posted this is because i had a problem and could not find a fix anywhere,so anyone out there who might have the same problem who is looking at these posts might see it.

 

[Mark_88]

No need to explain...that's what the site is for...if it works and it helps someone then it all works into the grand scheme of things...

 

[Thulsa Doom]

My son's truck does this. He's just learning to drive. It freaked him out at first. Now he just applies the brakes a few times before the end of the street. So far so good. I'll be replacing everything in the spring.

 

[ccusum]

Although this is an old thread I figured why not ask.

I have a 96 super cab, 4.0 4x4 and a couple of months ago, I blew two brake lines. Front driver and rear splitter both at different times.

I got the rear fixed and ever since then, my rears lock and it does not feel like the fronts are engaging. My shoes have been replaced a while ago, before the rear splitter failed so I do not think it is a shoe issue. I bought this truck with 101k on it and it now has 200k(ish) on it. This is my daily driver and know the quirks it has and the shoes is not one of them. Can someone point me in a direction on what might be failing/failed and needs to be replaced.

 

[Flat Toy]

Years ago had the same problem on my 86 Ranger. After replacing shoes, drums, master cylinder, wheel cylinders an old retired mechanic took a look at it and told me to put a spot of grease on the contact points between the shoes and the backing plates. never had a problem again. Same thing on a 98 Astro Van I had awhile ago.It was so bad the backing plates had groves worn in them the shape of the shoes. Smoothed the backing plates and a little bit of caliper grease and worked like a champ. Don't know if that is your problem but it worked when the rear brakes were locking up on mine.

 

[jeedee]

Recently bought a gallon of kerosene to torch my '02 4-door because of the aggravating brakes.......but after reading all the posts on this forum, decided to use the kerosene for my garage torpedo heater instead....Thanx to all for the informative posts.......and saving a pretty decent one-owner truck.
Charlie