Rear brakes grab when wet/damp
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Well as I said in a previous post, it got much more violent after having rear brake work done at Canadian Tire. (A major auto service center up here). I have been working out of town a lot since then and never had time to bring it back to them, so today I was about to replace the drums as they are near their service limit anyway. What do I find? Well the retards at CT did not put the left drum on properly, back when they did my shoes and cylinders. The lug nut holes in the drum were not seated properly on the shoulders of the studs, so the drum was not sitting square. WTF kind of work is that? I can only assume then that my wheel/tire were not properly aligned with the rest of the truck either.
That is why I hate repair shops.
That is why I hate repair shops.
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Well as I said in a previous post, it got much more violent after having rear brake work done at Canadian Tire. (A major auto service center up here). I have been working out of town a lot since then and never had time to bring it back to them, so today I was about to replace the drums as they are near their service limit anyway. What do I find? Well the retards at CT did not put the left drum on properly, back when they did my shoes and cylinders. The lug nut holes in the drum were not seated properly on the shoulders of the studs, so the drum was not sitting square. WTF kind of work is that? I can only assume then that my wheel/tire were not properly aligned with the rest of the truck either.
That is why I hate repair shops.
That is why I hate repair shops.
That is something can can happen just putting the wheels back on after a rotation. Gotta make sure the drum and wheel are centered properly for sure.
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I say this because after the first year of abusing my Ram, the EXACT same thing happened to me. I too thought it was the brakes locking up, and I floored it to fix it. Turns out that the rear end was grenading on me, and every time I floored it like that, I broke the pinion in half.
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How hard do they lock up on you? Do you hear a very loud chunk when "it" breaks loose?
I say this because after the first year of abusing my Ram, the EXACT same thing happened to me. I too thought it was the brakes locking up, and I floored it to fix it. Turns out that the rear end was grenading on me, and every time I floored it like that, I broke the pinion in half.
I say this because after the first year of abusing my Ram, the EXACT same thing happened to me. I too thought it was the brakes locking up, and I floored it to fix it. Turns out that the rear end was grenading on me, and every time I floored it like that, I broke the pinion in half.