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Since: Oct 03, 2003
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 6:40 pm
Post subject: Frozen Brakes? Or 4WD Brain slow? (99 Ranger)
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Thursday, it was very nice here. Warm; well above Zero (Celcius).
Friday, it got mean, cold, nasty and miserable. Temp. dropped to about
-14 C.
I'd left my Ranger in front of the airport building Thursday afternoon.
When I went to go home Friday late afternoon, I found that one wheel was
locked up (rear wheel.) Because I have a manual transmission, I had
gotten into the habit of using the parking brake.
One of the pilots told me to spray hell out of everything with the
glycol they use to de-ice wings. This seemed to help - maybe 10 minutes
later, I heard a very loud "SNAP", and things freed themselves up. Or
at least, I could apply drive traction to both rear wheels...
When I sprayed hell out of everything, I got the emergency brake cable
as well as the drum in the centre of the wheel. So if it was only the
brake cable, I'm relatively comfortable that all should be OK. But what
harm wound the glycol do to the drum brake pads, anyway? Should I
replace these, or what? I've been driving a lot more timidly than
normal, because I'm not certain how much brake I have if I need it.
Any help?
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:40 pm
Post subject: Re: Frozen Brakes? Or 4WD Brain slow? (99 Ranger) [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Rowbotth" <rowbotth.RemoveThis@telusplanet.net> wrote in message
news:rowbotth-A67A75.15181005122004@news.telus.net...
> Thursday, it was very nice here. Warm; well above Zero (Celcius).
> Friday, it got mean, cold, nasty and miserable. Temp. dropped to about
> -14 C.
>
> I'd left my Ranger in front of the airport building Thursday afternoon.
> When I went to go home Friday late afternoon, I found that one wheel was
> locked up (rear wheel.) Because I have a manual transmission, I had
> gotten into the habit of using the parking brake.
>
> One of the pilots told me to spray hell out of everything with the
> glycol they use to de-ice wings. This seemed to help - maybe 10 minutes
> later, I heard a very loud "SNAP", and things freed themselves up. Or
> at least, I could apply drive traction to both rear wheels...
>
> When I sprayed hell out of everything, I got the emergency brake cable
> as well as the drum in the centre of the wheel. So if it was only the
> brake cable, I'm relatively comfortable that all should be OK. But what
> harm wound the glycol do to the drum brake pads, anyway? Should I
> replace these, or what? I've been driving a lot more timidly than
> normal, because I'm not certain how much brake I have if I need it.
>
> Any help?
>
> H.
Change your rear brake shoes, Rangers are notorious for the rear brakes
absorbing moisture and swelling, causing exactly what you experienced.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 8:40 pm
Post subject: Re: Frozen Brakes? Or 4WD Brain slow? (99 Ranger) [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 23:32:53 +0000, Michael O rearranged some electrons to
form:
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> "Rowbotth" <rowbotth DeleteThis @telusplanet.net> wrote in message
> news:rowbotth-A67A75.15181005122004@news.telus.net...
>> Thursday, it was very nice here. Warm; well above Zero (Celcius).
>> Friday, it got mean, cold, nasty and miserable. Temp. dropped to about
>> -14 C.
>>
>> I'd left my Ranger in front of the airport building Thursday afternoon.
>> When I went to go home Friday late afternoon, I found that one wheel was
>> locked up (rear wheel.) Because I have a manual transmission, I had
>> gotten into the habit of using the parking brake.
>>
>> One of the pilots told me to spray hell out of everything with the
>> glycol they use to de-ice wings. This seemed to help - maybe 10 minutes
>> later, I heard a very loud "SNAP", and things freed themselves up. Or
>> at least, I could apply drive traction to both rear wheels...
>>
>> When I sprayed hell out of everything, I got the emergency brake cable
>> as well as the drum in the centre of the wheel. So if it was only the
>> brake cable, I'm relatively comfortable that all should be OK. But what
>> harm wound the glycol do to the drum brake pads, anyway? Should I
>> replace these, or what? I've been driving a lot more timidly than
>> normal, because I'm not certain how much brake I have if I need it.
>>
>> Any help?
>>
>> H.
>
> Change your rear brake shoes, Rangers are notorious for the rear brakes
> absorbing moisture and swelling, causing exactly what you experienced.
And don't use the parking brake in the winter. Leave it in gear instead,
and don't park on a steep hill.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 10:40 pm
Post subject: Re: Frozen Brakes? Or 4WD Brain slow? (99 Ranger) [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In article <FUMsd.149584$5K2.101309@attbi_s03>,
"Michael O" <momalle1.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Rowbotth" <rowbotth.DeleteThis@telusplanet.net> wrote in message
> news:rowbotth-A67A75.15181005122004@news.telus.net...
> > Thursday, it was very nice here. Warm; well above Zero (Celcius).
> > Friday, it got mean, cold, nasty and miserable. Temp. dropped to about
> > -14 C.
> >
> > I'd left my Ranger in front of the airport building Thursday afternoon.
> > When I went to go home Friday late afternoon, I found that one wheel was
> > locked up (rear wheel.) Because I have a manual transmission, I had
> > gotten into the habit of using the parking brake.
> >
> > One of the pilots told me to spray hell out of everything with the
> > glycol they use to de-ice wings. This seemed to help - maybe 10 minutes
> > later, I heard a very loud "SNAP", and things freed themselves up. Or
> > at least, I could apply drive traction to both rear wheels...
> >
> > When I sprayed hell out of everything, I got the emergency brake cable
> > as well as the drum in the centre of the wheel. So if it was only the
> > brake cable, I'm relatively comfortable that all should be OK. But what
> > harm wound the glycol do to the drum brake pads, anyway? Should I
> > replace these, or what? I've been driving a lot more timidly than
> > normal, because I'm not certain how much brake I have if I need it.
> >
> > Any help?
> >
> > H.
>
> Change your rear brake shoes, Rangers are notorious for the rear brakes
> absorbing moisture and swelling, causing exactly what you experienced.
Why would this be? Don't they use the same material in the pads as
everyone else?
H.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Frozen Brakes? Or 4WD Brain slow? (99 Ranger) |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:13 am
Post subject: Re: Frozen Brakes? Or 4WD Brain slow? (99 Ranger) [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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It's not likely that you actually got any liquid to the inside of the drum.
It's also not likely that the glycol actually got inside the cables. I'd
just replace the cables and inspect the shoes whilst you do it.
s
"Rowbotth" <rowbotth.TakeThisOut@telusplanet.net> wrote in message
news:rowbotth-A67A75.15181005122004@news.telus.net...
> Thursday, it was very nice here. Warm; well above Zero (Celcius).
> Friday, it got mean, cold, nasty and miserable. Temp. dropped to about
> -14 C.
>
> I'd left my Ranger in front of the airport building Thursday afternoon.
> When I went to go home Friday late afternoon, I found that one wheel was
> locked up (rear wheel.) Because I have a manual transmission, I had
> gotten into the habit of using the parking brake.
>
> One of the pilots told me to spray hell out of everything with the
> glycol they use to de-ice wings. This seemed to help - maybe 10 minutes
> later, I heard a very loud "SNAP", and things freed themselves up. Or
> at least, I could apply drive traction to both rear wheels...
>
> When I sprayed hell out of everything, I got the emergency brake cable
> as well as the drum in the centre of the wheel. So if it was only the
> brake cable, I'm relatively comfortable that all should be OK. But what
> harm wound the glycol do to the drum brake pads, anyway? Should I
> replace these, or what? I've been driving a lot more timidly than
> normal, because I'm not certain how much brake I have if I need it.
>
> Any help?
>
> H.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Frozen Brakes? Or 4WD Brain slow? (99 Ranger) |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 7:40 pm
Post subject: Re: Frozen Brakes? Or 4WD Brain slow? (99 Ranger) [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Rowbotth" <rowbotth.RemoveThis@telusplanet.net> wrote in message
news:rowbotth-12EF5D.19483905122004@news.telus.net...
> In article <FUMsd.149584$5K2.101309@attbi_s03>,
> "Michael O" <momalle1.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> "Rowbotth" <rowbotth.RemoveThis@telusplanet.net> wrote in message
>> news:rowbotth-A67A75.15181005122004@news.telus.net...
>> > Thursday, it was very nice here. Warm; well above Zero (Celcius).
>> > Friday, it got mean, cold, nasty and miserable. Temp. dropped to about
>> > -14 C.
>> >
>> > I'd left my Ranger in front of the airport building Thursday afternoon.
>> > When I went to go home Friday late afternoon, I found that one wheel
>> > was
>> > locked up (rear wheel.) Because I have a manual transmission, I had
>> > gotten into the habit of using the parking brake.
>> >
>> > One of the pilots told me to spray hell out of everything with the
>> > glycol they use to de-ice wings. This seemed to help - maybe 10
>> > minutes
>> > later, I heard a very loud "SNAP", and things freed themselves up. Or
>> > at least, I could apply drive traction to both rear wheels...
>> >
>> > When I sprayed hell out of everything, I got the emergency brake cable
>> > as well as the drum in the centre of the wheel. So if it was only the
>> > brake cable, I'm relatively comfortable that all should be OK. But
>> > what
>> > harm wound the glycol do to the drum brake pads, anyway? Should I
>> > replace these, or what? I've been driving a lot more timidly than
>> > normal, because I'm not certain how much brake I have if I need it.
>> >
>> > Any help?
>> >
>> > H.
>>
>> Change your rear brake shoes, Rangers are notorious for the rear brakes
>> absorbing moisture and swelling, causing exactly what you experienced.
>
> Why would this be? Don't they use the same material in the pads as
> everyone else?
>
> H.
I'm not sure what they do differently, I just know they absorb ambient
moisture. My '93 did it, my brother-in-law's '93 did it, my friends '98 does
it, every Ranger I've seen does it (I spent 10 years as a Ford tech). Put
some aftermarket shoes on, have your drums turned and be rid of the problem.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Frozen Brakes? Or 4WD Brain slow? (99 Ranger) |
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