Brakes sticking and getting hot
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Tuned
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From: Fox Island, WA
Brakes sticking and getting hot
I assume my brakes sticking and getting hot has to do with living in a wet climate, parked outside and only driven about once a week in the winter.
It's happened a few times now and most recently the other day when I pulled off the freeway they were actually smoking, was my rear drivers side. Maybe has something to do with the e-brake sticking?
I try to remember to pump my brakes a little when I run my truck after a week, but it seems to not help and the problem is happening more often now.
Also, a buddy of mine with a 2001 F350 is having the same problem. Like me has a company truck, goes 4-7 days in between startups on his PSD that's also parked outside.
My question is-Is there anyway to help with this problem besides running my truck more often, building a bigger garage or moving?
It's happened a few times now and most recently the other day when I pulled off the freeway they were actually smoking, was my rear drivers side. Maybe has something to do with the e-brake sticking?
I try to remember to pump my brakes a little when I run my truck after a week, but it seems to not help and the problem is happening more often now.
Also, a buddy of mine with a 2001 F350 is having the same problem. Like me has a company truck, goes 4-7 days in between startups on his PSD that's also parked outside.
My question is-Is there anyway to help with this problem besides running my truck more often, building a bigger garage or moving?
Hotshot
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Grease your slide pins on a maintenance schedule (many do it annually). The calipers have also been known to jam on the left-rear (nobody has said why it favors that corner). I had this problem and I hit the reset button.
i ain't rite
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i have had 3 of the 4 calipers seize on my 02 twice in 6 years.
the latest one to lock up was the drivers side front last week.
sat for 45 minutes to cool off. 2.2 miles later the rotor was 998 degrees.
45 minutes later it was 325. 2.2 miles, and 980 again. 45 minutes to cool off to 320, and off for another 2 miles. 890 degrees. 45 minutes, 300 degrees. 2 miles and locking up again 750 degrees. 30 minutes later they released and the rotor was down to 300 degrees. 21/2 miles to the house and made it home finally, 3 1/2 hours to go 10 1/2 miles.
the latest one to lock up was the drivers side front last week.
sat for 45 minutes to cool off. 2.2 miles later the rotor was 998 degrees.
45 minutes later it was 325. 2.2 miles, and 980 again. 45 minutes to cool off to 320, and off for another 2 miles. 890 degrees. 45 minutes, 300 degrees. 2 miles and locking up again 750 degrees. 30 minutes later they released and the rotor was down to 300 degrees. 21/2 miles to the house and made it home finally, 3 1/2 hours to go 10 1/2 miles.
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Tuned
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Sounds like a common issue. Does this happen to a truck that sits or is driven regularly? I guess maybe bite the bullet and pick up a new rr caliper. I imagine a new rotor and pads would be needed too with that kind of heat?
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Tuned
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Where and how do you do this? Thanks
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You can get a small tube of it at any auto parts store. Just smear a light coat of it on your slide pins and put it back together.
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Tuned
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OK, so grease the slide pins and see if that does it, or it's probably the caliper sticking I guess which there is no cure, buy a new one is what i'm getting so far. Thanks for the replies so far.
Cargo Master
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And if the slide pins are frozen in the bracket don't waste more that 10 minutes trying to get them out, new brackets are less that $20 at most parts houses.
Also: this is MY opinion....so take it at that. If I was parking my truck for extended periods I would not set that park brake. If it was a manual I would leave it gear with a chalk block and if it was an automatic, park works fine for me. I grew up on the coast in Northern California lotsa moisture, and twice had to cut parking brake cables because they had rusted while applied and would not release. I have also had to beat drums off that had rusted to the shoes because they where parked for as little as overnight with the park break applied after being parked wet. I also spent about 5 hours at truck stop in Missoula Montana beating on the breaks in my peterbilt because I had set the breaks while waiting out a blizzard and they froze to the drums.
Park breaks and I have a long and checkers past.
Also: this is MY opinion....so take it at that. If I was parking my truck for extended periods I would not set that park brake. If it was a manual I would leave it gear with a chalk block and if it was an automatic, park works fine for me. I grew up on the coast in Northern California lotsa moisture, and twice had to cut parking brake cables because they had rusted while applied and would not release. I have also had to beat drums off that had rusted to the shoes because they where parked for as little as overnight with the park break applied after being parked wet. I also spent about 5 hours at truck stop in Missoula Montana beating on the breaks in my peterbilt because I had set the breaks while waiting out a blizzard and they froze to the drums.
Park breaks and I have a long and checkers past.
Hotshot
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I'm with Steve on these lame-*** park brakes. They are designed to fail.
When my brakes burned up, there was damage to the calipers, the pads, and the rotors... so I blew the whistle and everybody was out of the pool. That's me.
When my brakes burned up, there was damage to the calipers, the pads, and the rotors... so I blew the whistle and everybody was out of the pool. That's me.
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As for me, I love mine. I use it on a daily bases and have an automatic. I live in the mountains and hate throwing the truck in park and letting it rest in the Park gear, it's that clunk sound the I cringe when going into gear. Never had much problems with them, only to adjust the shoe. I did replace both shoes on the E-brake when I did new rotors and calipers on all four corners.
I put the truck in N set the E-brake let the truck rest and then into P.
I put the truck in N set the E-brake let the truck rest and then into P.
i ain't rite
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the heat did not effect my rotor so far that i can tell. but i have only put 200 miles on the truck.
definitely new pads and caliper though
napa semi loaded caliper is only around $60
and i never use the parking brake. never. i don't even know if it works.
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As for me, I love mine. I use it on a daily bases and have an automatic. I live in the mountains and hate throwing the truck in park and letting it rest in the Park gear, it's that clunk sound the I cringe when going into gear. Never had much problems with them, only to adjust the shoe. I did replace both shoes on the E-brake when I did new rotors and calipers on all four corners.
I put the truck in N set the E-brake let the truck rest and then into P.
I put the truck in N set the E-brake let the truck rest and then into P.
Cargo Master
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From: Delta, CO
mine is a daily driver.
the heat did not effect my rotor so far that i can tell. but i have only put 200 miles on the truck.
definitely new pads and caliper though
napa semi loaded caliper is only around $60
and i never use the parking brake. never. i don't even know if it works.
the heat did not effect my rotor so far that i can tell. but i have only put 200 miles on the truck.
definitely new pads and caliper though
napa semi loaded caliper is only around $60
and i never use the parking brake. never. i don't even know if it works.
RF was sticking so I did new pads & greased the pins (bottom pin on RF was not as easy to come out as the other 3 so I thought maybe it was the problem)...no luck had to do the calipers
went with the NAPA semi loaded @ $61.21 apiece
mine has set quite a bit over the last 5 years but I'm back to driving it daily now...JMO but I sometimes think it's harder on them sitting vs getting used regularly