lol, no case of beer would be needed, i've been to Bill's house many times! As he has been here probably more times i've been to his house, lol. (although im sure he'd like the beer!)

Something like rear disk is in the works already. I dont get a chance to talk to you much whether its PM of aim (not sure if you have that), but im not going to mess with this axle anymore. I am casually looking for a 31 spline with a ls and rear disk that i can put some gears in, and install some good pads/rotors, etc. The thing is, i dont know if i want to get one NOW, or wait till i buy that wrecked explorer with a 302, and swap everything..

 

bleed the brakes and bleed them again...then go after other items.

 

^ i plan on bleeding them, or having them done with a vaccum machine..

 

it would be easier to bleed them now, deal with the drums, and swap in the axle when you can get ahold of a WHOLE explorer...

 

yes master cyclinder will cause this problem..
my friends 90's bronco, you had to push the pedal down like 90% before anything would start to grab. i checked everything, bleading the brakes and all and nothin was wrong. i told him to go get the master cyclinder checked, and sure enough one of the valves were bad. they replaced the whole master cyclinder.

but ya, i didnt think bout the adjuster, was that all rusted mark? or was it able to spin?

 

HAHA you guys are funny. If he had a 31 spline I would for sure help him.

 

Thats cool, i might have to take you up on that offer - Explorer rear axle with ls, 4.56 gears, and rear disk is what i would like to run.

That sounds kinda like whats wrong with mine, i have to push the brakes down a bit for anything to even grab. If bleeding them dosent help that may be what the problem is.

I replaced everything in the rear brakes except the wheel cylinders, the old adjuster was rusted completely and wouldnt move.

 

Are you absolutely sure you got the right adjuster piece on the right side? They are threaded reverse of each other and if you swap them, you brakes will automatically UNADJUST rather than adjust, lol.

 

I put everything back together how it came.

It dosent seem like the rear brakes would even function right if they were backwards.

 

They would -- for awhile.

Take the the drums off and check them sometime if you get a chance. Like I said, there are two different ones: one with left hand thread, and one with right hand thread. If you replaced them, you would need to know that to make them work right. The adjuster pawl pushes on the star wheel in a certain direction. If the adjust expands when turning in that direction, you have the correct one on the correct side.

 

Im pretty sure they are on right becuase i was turning the star wheel adjuster before i put the drums back on to make sure the shoes were 'snug' with the drums...Plus i did back up quickly and slammed on the brakes and the pedal did seem to get a bit firmer. Its just the pedal shouldnt have to be pressed down 1/2 way for the brakes to grab.

 

Fair enough. Just trying to cover "all the bases".

 

The factory adjusters are stamped "R" and "L" but you must unscrew the 'bolt' all the way and look on the end of the threaded section to see it.