Rear brakes
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Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Newport, WA
So another question- it's all buttoned back up now but still in the air. How much drag is normal in the rear end? It takes quite a bit of effort to turn either rear tire (yes the trans is in neutral 
) and I'm wondering if I should back off the e-brakes some.
) and I'm wondering if I should back off the e-brakes some.
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Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Paramount, Ca
You should be able to spin it but have it catch, if it's hard to spin you should back off a bit.
Cargo Master
Joined: Jan 2002
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From: LA and CO
Won't the ebrakes self adjust if you hit them in reverse? Does that work on these trucks like the drum brakes do on the earlier vehicles?
I did the brakes all around on mine last year and used the ceramic pads and rotors from NAPA. Very happy so far. No problems whatsoever. I know it's all together but you may want to put some antisieze on the back of the rotor and hub to keep them from sticking. My calipers were good and all I did was clean the snot out of the slide pins and bores. NAPA has a tube of stuff called Syn Glide and it's used for slide pins, etc... Real good stuff.
I did the brakes all around on mine last year and used the ceramic pads and rotors from NAPA. Very happy so far. No problems whatsoever. I know it's all together but you may want to put some antisieze on the back of the rotor and hub to keep them from sticking. My calipers were good and all I did was clean the snot out of the slide pins and bores. NAPA has a tube of stuff called Syn Glide and it's used for slide pins, etc... Real good stuff.
