Well, the problem is back for me (and had been for awhile). We've had rainy nights lately and every morning I drive my truck the rear brakes lock up violently as soon as I "feather" the brake pedal. Has ANYONE come up with a solution to this common Dodge problem?

 

Mine are kinda grabby first thing in the morning as well..... I just make sure to 'clear' them, by stepping lightly on the pedal before I actually need to use my brakes.

Have you replaced the rear shoes, or at least, inspected them lately?

 

Friday will probably be the soonest I can have a look at them. I'm thinking the problem wasn't really evident when I had the original OEM brake shoes back there, as well as the original cylinders. Ever since I got brake work done in 2008 the problem has been bad. Do the 1 ton GM cylinders that everyone raves about work on our 2nd gen 1500's, or just on the 2500's?

I'm thinking of changing the shoes and/or cylinders cause this problem is more than just an annoyance...

I searched other forums and this seems to be a common Chrysler problem, with no one having a solution.

 

i have noticed similar braking problems with the brakes on my 93 in the morning. i think i has something to do with the RWAL brakes. can't remember ever having this problem with my 81.

 

Going with the larger wheel cylinders will only make the problem worse...... have a look at your brakes, and see what you find. Take it from there.

 

My Yota does this when it is wet (like today), but I have not experienced it with my Ram, but i have not been driving it much, and don't think I have driven it in rain. I run ceramic linings on everything. I need to check this though as I added the one ton cylinders on my Ram recently.

 

my truck used to do this. i recently replaced the rear brake shoes, wheel cylinders, hardware, and flushed the fluid. the old shoes were very old and horribly glazed over and had no stopping power.

new shoes fixed this problem. it also stops much better.