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Aug 15, 1999 | 10:51 AM

Pastmaster

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From: Lee's Summit MO

Brakes

I own a 1993 F-150w/302 auto. About 2 yrs ago I had new front pads put on and some misc work done, and found that the rear brakes had about 3/4 life left.
Lately the brakes seem to be deteriating, I get a real hostil "spongyness". I took it back to the shop that put the new fronts on and had them look at both sets, and they found nothing wrong. I have asked several people about it and they think that the master cylinder is going out. I inspected it and it doesn't appear to be leaking, and the fluid is fine.

Any thoughts?

Thanks
Evan

Aug 16, 1999 | 12:43 PM

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Brakes

>I have a '92 F-150 5.0 and I noticed the brakes getting less responsive over time as well. I tightened up the rear brakes and that really improved them. They SHOULD self adjust by driving in reverse and stepping heavy on the brakes, however that didn't work as well as I hoped. So I adjusted them by using a flat screwdriver.I jacked up the rear wheel, put it in neutral, and pulled out the rubber plug behing the rim. I used the screwdriver in the rear plug to tighten the brakes. I can't remember if I pushed down or pulled up but you don't turn it like you would a screw. But you'd figure it out as you spin the wheel until it's too tight to spin easily by hand. Then when it gets to that point, back off some tension until you can spin the wheel with a little resistance.

It worked for me anyhow.
Dean