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67stang
Gearhead Posts: 1719
From: Lynn Haven FL
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 08-04-2003 07:15 PM
   
...on a 89 F250 SUCK!!But I got them done today, mostly anyways. I broke a brake line while changing out the wheel cylinder on one of the rears. No wonder the truck didn't stop worth a damn. There was NO BRAKE pad left on the shoes. Steel on steel!! Both sides on the rear. This truck ain't going to know what to do with a new set of brakes at all 4 corners. New pads/shoes/rotors/drums!! But its mostly done. The guy that my dad bought this truck from must not have touched the brakes in the entire lifetime of the truck. And my dad had the Ford dealership look at this truck before buying and they said the brakes were fine. Want to define "fine"? I need to get pictures of all of this.
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 36138
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 08-04-2003 08:54 PM
It's good to do your brakes every 15 years or so...  ------------------
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MLariviere
Moderator Posts: 3578
From: Biddeford,Me.USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 08-04-2003 08:56 PM
They were probably just moving you on at the dealer.  They should be more responsible. If they see that they won't get any service from it,they probably didn't care. Glad to see you are doing it right,first on the list. I always inspect the brakes closely on a newly aquired used car.
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67stang
Gearhead Posts: 1719
From: Lynn Haven FL
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 08-04-2003 09:34 PM
Dad had all his service done at the dealer. If the brakes were needed, they would've been done there too...And I hate to say, but we drove this truck down here (towing, I might add) from ND with it like this, not aware of the problem because the dealer said it was fine. Unfortunately, the truck isn't new to us. Dad has had it in ND for about 2 years I guess with no real problems. Had all work done at the dealer. Nothing to give any indication that the brakes were bad so no real reason to pull the drum and check.
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MLariviere
Moderator Posts: 3578
From: Biddeford,Me.USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 08-04-2003 10:47 PM
Were you towing heavy,with no trailer brakes? It's quite easy to smoke your brakes when you tow {~5k lbs} with not trailer brakes.
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67stang
Gearhead Posts: 1719
From: Lynn Haven FL
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 08-05-2003 12:09 AM
Flat towed a 81 F150 about 150 miles then it dies on the interstate. Got it towed to a Ford Dealer in South Dakota and hooked the F150 up behind the Ryder for the rest of the trip. Other than that little bit, it has never been used to tow by us. My dad can't pull a trailer  These brakes weren't fried by that. They were history long before that. They had to be. You can tell by the 1/8th inch lip on the drums. I had to get a puller to take the drum/bearing assembly off as a unit. The truck has been here since last July, but it probably hasn't put on 5 miles since then. Its an 89 F250 Diesal, and the wife and I are putting money into it so we can tow with it (horse trailers, boat, stang on flatbed) and sell our F150. Until we can afford our SuperDuty Since there was no indications of bad brakes, I thought that I would just check the brakes before we started using it. I never expected this though...
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MLariviere
Moderator Posts: 3578
From: Biddeford,Me.USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 08-06-2003 11:37 PM
At least now you'll know you're safe.
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67stang
Gearhead Posts: 1719
From: Lynn Haven FL
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 08-07-2003 12:53 AM
Just as soon as I get this last brake line replaced...I sorely wish I had a garage right now, all this rain is drowning me!!
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