Rear Wheel Lock Up Fix
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Rear Wheel Lock Up Fix
hey all, I figured I'd share my fix for the dreadful passenger rear wheel that would lock up when you hit the brakes for the 1st time after the truck would sit awhile.
I dealt with this for about a year and I think I finally got it. When I bought the truck it was fine. I put new rear brake shoes on along with some other maintenance when the problem became evident.
First thing I did was turn the rear drums. The problem got better, but never fixed. I then re-adjusted the shoes, that didn't help. Next was new wheel cylinders - no better, just a little better rear braking. Lastly I installed a new hardware kit - problem no better. I was also told that others had this problem, nobody knew the fix.
I think I narrowed it down to cheap rear shoes. I bought them from Advance Auto for around $30 and they had a lifetime replacement warranty. So I ordered a good set of Bendix shoes. I pulled the cheap set off, returned them and got the $30 credited to the new bendix shoes which cost around $90.
I've been driving everyday now for about 2 months since I put the motorcycle away and the rear wheel hasn't locked since the change to Bendix brake shoes. I guess it just goes to show you get what you pay for, but I never would have thought the cheap shoes would have locked the rear wheel.
Hopefully this will help someone else, as soon as I changed the shoes the problem was gone and braking is very good now. So go ahead and splurge for the good brakes, it was definetely worth it for me
Scott
I dealt with this for about a year and I think I finally got it. When I bought the truck it was fine. I put new rear brake shoes on along with some other maintenance when the problem became evident.
First thing I did was turn the rear drums. The problem got better, but never fixed. I then re-adjusted the shoes, that didn't help. Next was new wheel cylinders - no better, just a little better rear braking. Lastly I installed a new hardware kit - problem no better. I was also told that others had this problem, nobody knew the fix.
I think I narrowed it down to cheap rear shoes. I bought them from Advance Auto for around $30 and they had a lifetime replacement warranty. So I ordered a good set of Bendix shoes. I pulled the cheap set off, returned them and got the $30 credited to the new bendix shoes which cost around $90.
I've been driving everyday now for about 2 months since I put the motorcycle away and the rear wheel hasn't locked since the change to Bendix brake shoes. I guess it just goes to show you get what you pay for, but I never would have thought the cheap shoes would have locked the rear wheel.
Hopefully this will help someone else, as soon as I changed the shoes the problem was gone and braking is very good now. So go ahead and splurge for the good brakes, it was definetely worth it for me
Scott
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