Brakes Sticking!
#1
09-26-2009 | 02:41 PM
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Brakes Sticking!
Hey all,
It's been a VERY long time since I've visited the site, so I hope you'll forgive me. I'm still driving the same old '98 F150 SuperCab Lariat w/ 4.6 and 5-speed, now at 181k and counting. I drive 80 miles per day to work and back, primarily interstate driving. In the last week I've noticed that I've got a brake sticking, which can really be noticed at low speeds in town, and especially when taking off from a stop. On a moderate grade, it will almost hold itself, just like I've set the parking brake. I use the parking brake almost every time I park the truck (with the manual tranny), so it's used constantly. When I got home last night, I checked each wheel to see if they were hot. The rears were slightly warm, which may be normal. Both fronts, however, were scorching hot, bad enough you'd burn your hand in more than a second or two on them. If the parking brake was sticking, that would only be dragging on the rears, right? Anyway, I made a point last night to park it on a level spot and not set the parking brake. This morning I went out to check it, and when I took it out of gear, I could roll it easily by hand, so nothing was stuck then. Does anybody have any ideas or suggestions? If it's something with the front brakes, what could cause both of them to be sticking/dragging at the same time? I could maybe see if a piston was sticking on one side, but both sides at once? Anyway, I'm hoping this isn't too serious of a problem. I have no choice but drive the truck every day, and I'm afraid something worse is going to happen if I don't figure this out. Thanks a bunch for any assistance. Oh, my truck has disk fronts and drum rears. Thanks.
It's been a VERY long time since I've visited the site, so I hope you'll forgive me. I'm still driving the same old '98 F150 SuperCab Lariat w/ 4.6 and 5-speed, now at 181k and counting. I drive 80 miles per day to work and back, primarily interstate driving. In the last week I've noticed that I've got a brake sticking, which can really be noticed at low speeds in town, and especially when taking off from a stop. On a moderate grade, it will almost hold itself, just like I've set the parking brake. I use the parking brake almost every time I park the truck (with the manual tranny), so it's used constantly. When I got home last night, I checked each wheel to see if they were hot. The rears were slightly warm, which may be normal. Both fronts, however, were scorching hot, bad enough you'd burn your hand in more than a second or two on them. If the parking brake was sticking, that would only be dragging on the rears, right? Anyway, I made a point last night to park it on a level spot and not set the parking brake. This morning I went out to check it, and when I took it out of gear, I could roll it easily by hand, so nothing was stuck then. Does anybody have any ideas or suggestions? If it's something with the front brakes, what could cause both of them to be sticking/dragging at the same time? I could maybe see if a piston was sticking on one side, but both sides at once? Anyway, I'm hoping this isn't too serious of a problem. I have no choice but drive the truck every day, and I'm afraid something worse is going to happen if I don't figure this out. Thanks a bunch for any assistance. Oh, my truck has disk fronts and drum rears. Thanks.
#3
03-11-2010 | 08:39 PM
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From: St. Louis
We share the same problem! But I see no answers at this time. In are truck the hub got hot enough to start melting the grease, and it leaking out onto the wheel.
We thought it was a stuck caliper so we replace it and the pads on both sides, bled the lines, but now the roter still is not free turning, its draging.
Anyone help with this?
We thought it was a stuck caliper so we replace it and the pads on both sides, bled the lines, but now the roter still is not free turning, its draging.
Anyone help with this?