2TooManyTrucks
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So... The rear axle had a dragging feeling like the truck was stuck in 4wd. A quick inspection returned two obvious issues, a fluid leak under the hood (source undetected at this point - assumed master cylinder) that dripped down the driver side frame rail and a VERY hot passenger side rear drum.
Removing the rear drum revealed the pads to be in good shape but this was obviously not right (Left wheel cylinder piston):
The wheel cylinder is not leaking but I've never seen one slip the piston out of the shoe detent like that.
I untangled the piston from the other brake hardware, cleaned everything and put it back together.
Everything seemed ok after a couple short test drives.
Took it for a 25 mile drive the other day. Still felt right, brakes seemed to work correctly and it wasn't dragging like it had been before.
However, when I got home, I checked the drums and the passenger side was burning up again (driver side was warm but normal).
I then opened the hood to see if the leak had gotten any worse. It had:
Now the question for all you experts...
Do I replace the hydroboost, the master cylinder, the wheel cylinder, brake hardware, or all the above?
Removing the rear drum revealed the pads to be in good shape but this was obviously not right (Left wheel cylinder piston):
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The wheel cylinder is not leaking but I've never seen one slip the piston out of the shoe detent like that.
I untangled the piston from the other brake hardware, cleaned everything and put it back together.
Everything seemed ok after a couple short test drives.
Took it for a 25 mile drive the other day. Still felt right, brakes seemed to work correctly and it wasn't dragging like it had been before.
However, when I got home, I checked the drums and the passenger side was burning up again (driver side was warm but normal).
I then opened the hood to see if the leak had gotten any worse. It had:
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Now the question for all you experts...
Do I replace the hydroboost, the master cylinder, the wheel cylinder, brake hardware, or all the above?
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