Rear brake shoes?
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Rear brake shoes?
I am trying to get a feel for how long my rear brake shoes will last. I have a '92 F150 2WD 4.9L with almost 115,000 miles. I am on my third or fourth set of front disc pads but have the original rear brake shoes. I recently inspected the linings on one side and they still look great. I drove this truck off the lot almost 11 years ago and have not touched the rear brakes except for inspection. Is it normal for the rear brakes to last this long with so little wear? The truck brakes with no problem.
Y'alls feed back is appreciated.
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Rear brake shoes?
Rear brakes often last a lot longer than fronts, especially if you don't haul a heavy load. With that many miles and years on the brakes, I would recommend at least cleaning and lubricating the friction points. I would also probably recommend checking the insides and maybe rebuilding the brake cylinder and of course a complete brake fluid flush on all wheels and the master cylinder.
It is possible that your brake cylinder or friction points are sticky and the brakes are not being applied very hard. Also likely that the proportioning valve is biasing towards thh front brakes. On my 96SS, I have about 86K miles. The front brakes were gone at 50K while my rears may have enough to approach 100K. This is with a fair amount of hard "fun" driving in the mountains and stop and go. Several members of the SS list I am on have changed their proportioning valve for more even brake wear and actuation. The SS is biased something like 80%+ towards the front.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
It is possible that your brake cylinder or friction points are sticky and the brakes are not being applied very hard. Also likely that the proportioning valve is biasing towards thh front brakes. On my 96SS, I have about 86K miles. The front brakes were gone at 50K while my rears may have enough to approach 100K. This is with a fair amount of hard "fun" driving in the mountains and stop and go. Several members of the SS list I am on have changed their proportioning valve for more even brake wear and actuation. The SS is biased something like 80%+ towards the front.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
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Rear brake shoes?
The average that I have always had was approx 3-1. Three sets up front to one set on the rear. The rears I have seen last up to 125,000 miles + or -. I would double check and make sure that they are operating properly and not seized or hanging up. It is possible that the fronts are doing even more work than the norm and the rears are doing even less if they are not working proper. Jake.
