rear end feels like its gonna rip itself out

[okietheranger]

cant figure out these damn brakes everything looks good small shoe up front longer one in the rear the brakes looks good and worked fine in the eplorer.. everytime i hit the brakes it feels like the rear end wants to come out and say hi.. my truck is an 85 and the axle came out of a 92 explorer does the master cyclinder in the explorer put less pressure to the rear then the ranger master cuclinder im a little stumped

 

[Ranger44]

Are the rear brakes adjusted properly?

 

[okietheranger]

yeah there good but if i losen them a LOT then they dont lock up and the act normal, but they never locked up in the explorer

 

[Tedybear]

Sounds like one of several things.

Sticky wheel cylinder (not retracting with the pressure of the return springs)

Beat return springs--I've always recommended full hardware kits when changing shoes.

Parking brake way out of adjustment (I've seen idiots use the parking brake adjuster to adjust the rear shoes, and give me a blank stare when I ask them if they know what a star wheel adjuster is)

Just a few ideas for ya.

S-

 

[okietheranger]

thanks ill double check the parking barke but thats not how i ajusted the rear brakes lol i thought maybe the explorer had a Proportioning valve that i needed or somthing.