Bad Brake Job????
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Bad Brake Job????
1994 F250 7.3 ltr IDI Turbo 4X4 Can anyone tell me how I could have completely worn down my right rear brake shoes with in 5000 miles?
The dealer who did the job said that my wheel cylinder froze.
How could thier be constant pressure keeping the shoes on the drums?
I know that i do not drive with the Emergency brake on.
Since the truck wouldn't pass inspection i had to have them put onther set of brakes on. I drove it for several miles down the highway over the weekend and when i stopped, i could smell the right rear brake and the wheel was hot.
Looks to me like what ever they didn't catch the first time, they missed it again this time.
Dan
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Check that the emergency brake cable is not hanging up when you release the emergency brake. The one that goes to the wheel from the place where they split at, drivers side right behind the cab against the outside of the frame.
I am in a lot of snow and mud with mine over the year, I have to replace the cables just about every time I replace the shoes.
My right rear is getting a little stubborn right now.
I am in a lot of snow and mud with mine over the year, I have to replace the cables just about every time I replace the shoes.
My right rear is getting a little stubborn right now.
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My first guess would have to be a bad cable also. I've had lots of Ford trucks in my life and I know it maybe could happen, but I can't remember any wheel cylinder failure apart from the odd leaky one. Are you sure the dealer's tech put it together properly?
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They put new cables on it when they did the brakes last January.
I took it back in soon after they did the first job to have them check out why the right rear wheel was getting so hot and they told me i needed a new drum. So i said okay put new drums on it,it's only money. After that the wheel did not get as hot but it was still warmer than the left side. They said that after the brake "seated itself" it would be okay.
Fast forward to last week, the same dealer did the recent brake job and guess what,Ii have driven the truck about 200 miles the right wheel gets hot. 73nut, i think you are right, the tech missed something this time and last time. My lack of knowledge of how the brake works is hurting my efforts to convince the service manager that first of all something is wrong and secondly, I should not have to pay for this last brake job.
I took it back in soon after they did the first job to have them check out why the right rear wheel was getting so hot and they told me i needed a new drum. So i said okay put new drums on it,it's only money. After that the wheel did not get as hot but it was still warmer than the left side. They said that after the brake "seated itself" it would be okay.
Fast forward to last week, the same dealer did the recent brake job and guess what,Ii have driven the truck about 200 miles the right wheel gets hot. 73nut, i think you are right, the tech missed something this time and last time. My lack of knowledge of how the brake works is hurting my efforts to convince the service manager that first of all something is wrong and secondly, I should not have to pay for this last brake job.
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5k? Last time I wore out a brake shoe prematurely was on a GM product. Bad wheel bearing. How hot is the area getting? Check your rear differential fluid lately to make sure it ain't getting burnt? Besides the E-brake don't know why it would stick. Unless the technician that did the first job put it back together wrong and the latest technician copied the first-- I can see that happening.
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How old it the master cylinder, if you can loosen the bleeder screw see if there is residual pressure in the RH line. If you look inside look at the brake shoes, short shoe goes to the front, long shoe to the back. Just disconnect the park brake cable and see if you can push the cable into the drum slightly to ensure no contact, then go for a drive.........any heat. If you have a digital camera take some pics before tampering with anything.
