Does anybody elses rear brakes freeze when its cold
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The forcing breaks things.
Take the rears apart, clean everything, apply high heat grease on all metal to metal contact points, i.e. sides of shoes to back plate, threads, pivot points for the e-brake.
There might be a grease dedicated for brakes, chk it out.
Don't use too much grease.
Also chk your cables, may need to be lubed too, frt to rear with the oil, use a penetrating type of oil and it migrate in and along the cable.
Maintance is the key.
I live in the Northeast and have that happen only once.
Take the rears apart, clean everything, apply high heat grease on all metal to metal contact points, i.e. sides of shoes to back plate, threads, pivot points for the e-brake.
There might be a grease dedicated for brakes, chk it out.
Don't use too much grease.
Also chk your cables, may need to be lubed too, frt to rear with the oil, use a penetrating type of oil and it migrate in and along the cable.
Maintance is the key.
I live in the Northeast and have that happen only once.
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I have a gravel driveway so there is always some snow / ice on it. After driving for a while the tires heat up so when I park at home I have to go back out after half an hour or so and move the truck a foot or two.
If I don't the tires freeze to the ground.
One morning it was so bad I had to use my big floor jack to pick up each wheel to get it loose.
If I don't the tires freeze to the ground.
One morning it was so bad I had to use my big floor jack to pick up each wheel to get it loose.
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If you can, before you park, drive with your brakes partially on so your brakes will heat up and dry out. This is what I did when driving trucks but it was mostly the trailer brakes that would do that but when you park a truck (18 wheeler) you don't set the trailer brakes when parking but sometimes the air would leak out and the brakes would come on. You can also use a hammer on the drum or spray some deicer on them.
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I don't use mine overnight in the winter, but still use it for short periods to keep it working.
TSB for drums...
http://clubfordranger.com/Frein%20ar...d%20Ranger.pdf
TSB for drums...
http://clubfordranger.com/Frein%20ar...d%20Ranger.pdf
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If you can, before you park, drive with your brakes partially on so your brakes will heat up and dry out. This is what I did when driving trucks but it was mostly the trailer brakes that would do that but when you park a truck (18 wheeler) you don't set the trailer brakes when parking but sometimes the air would leak out and the brakes would come on. You can also use a hammer on the drum or spray some deicer on them.
I don't use mine overnight in the winter, but still use it for short periods to keep it working.
TSB for drums...
http://clubfordranger.com/Frein%20ar...d%20Ranger.pdf
TSB for drums...
http://clubfordranger.com/Frein%20ar...d%20Ranger.pdf
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