I use this fourm so often I figured y’all would get a kick out of it. Noticed some squeaking coming from the brakes recently, and the other day my stopping became very sticky. When I’d feather the brake pedal to come to a soft stop, it was sticking if that makes sense. Rather than stopping, king of jolting quickly. If you know you know if not just keep reading

pulled into the parking lot of the barracks (got a few more months left active duty) and my damn brake pedal went to the floor! It stopped because I wasn’t going fast but something was grinding and felt “stuck”

well that stuck feeling of the caliper blowing out, and the brake pad being grinded down to nothing but that backing plate was what was sticking. Gave it some gas to pull into a parking spot and began to check everything. Driveshaft, front end, rear end, shifted through the trans, couldn’t figure it out. So I gave it one good touch of the gas and it blew out, fluid everywhere.

when I got the truck I ended up HAVING to replace 3/4 of these calipers. This was the one I didn’t replace and these pads were so unevenly worn! Thankfully it didn’t happen on the Highway.

if you’ve made it this far, my question to you is how do I fix my E brake? Immune does not work. Are there any good forums or videos or does anyone have some sort of instructions? Prior to this I could have cared less but after this I’d feel a lot safer with one.

 

It's a drum brake inside the rear rotor hat. If you have every done drum brakes its basically same thing. Just a little smaller. I replaced mine few months back.

 

From the Tech Folder.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post13177642

 

I was able to replace mine without removing axles or hubs. It was tight to get to some stuff but didn't think it was hard or took longer because of it.

 

Also from the Tech Folder.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...placement.html

 

How did you do it? I’ll be doing mine in a few days and would like to not have to remove those.

 

Hey man thank you for the help on those links, you have no idea how much easier that makes life for me.

Quick question, the rear end has parking brake shoes. You have any information on diagnosing and repairing whatever mechanism stops the front end with the application of the E brake? My E brake does not work at all. I think I’ll do my die diligence and replace the shoes and springs in the back, inspect the e brake cable, and I’m not even sure where to look to begin in the front!

 

You are very welcome.

More often than not, it is the cables coming from the parking brake pedal assembly that are gummed up with crap. Ford in all their wisdom decided to run exposed cables with only perfunctory (or maybe even zero) seals where the cables slide into cable housings. If the parking brake has not been used in awhile, those cables get stuck inside the housings. I was able to get my cables working again after copious amounts of penetrating oil and working the parking brake pedal when I first bought my truck. Side rant: Why are people so damn reluctant to use their parking brakes?!? Back to normal programming: YMMV if the cables have been stuck for a really long time. If that is the case, cable assembly replacement is the only option. The cables run along the outside of the frame rail on the driver's side.

 

Thank you so much. I’d bet it has not been used in a while, I didn’t have an E brake since purchasing the truck but since the brakes went out on me the other day I figure I ought to stop being lazy and fix it once and for all.

I have seen the cables wide open along the Frame while looking at the undercarriage, in the event that the cable is gummed up what should I be looking for? Some sort of gunk on the cable? And how would I go about testing whether it’s gummed up? Just applying the brake and greasing those housings ?

 

The cables are probably stuck in the parking-brake-off position right now. Clean the cables as much as you can, mark a reference point, lubricate the cables where they go into the housing at the front of the truck, then apply the parking brakes with the foot pedal as hard as you can without breaking stuff. See if the cable budges. If it does, lubricate the cable where it goes into the housing at the back of truck then release the parking brakes. Repeat a gazillion times.