rear brake problem

[91sonoma]

When I brake hard and come to a complete stop at a red light then release the brake a little the back end of the truck seams to make a clunking sound as if the shoes bind up. Anyone else have this same problem.

 

[xXxPARAGONxXx]

What vehicle and 2WD or 4WD?

 

[91sonoma]

Sorry about that . It is a 1994 rcsb 2wd,

 

[Schurkey]

Rear brakes, or driveshaft/trans tail housing?

VERY common for trucks to make a clunk noise on stopping or taking-off due to driveshaft not sliding properly on trans or transfer case tailshaft as the rear suspension moves due to weight-transfer.

Remove driveshaft, lightly grease splines. Often eliminates clunk noise at least for a while.

IF (big IF) this is actually your brakes, you need brake service NOW.

 

[91sonoma]

The rear brakes were done about a year ago, it also did this before they were changed so I will check out the driveshaft. Thanks

 

[Mikes98]

Second the opinion on "Driveline clunk". My '98 had it when I first got the truck (in 2001). You would feel/hear it after a complete stop and then ease off a little on the brakes or moved off from a stop. AFAIK, it's most prone in one piece driveshafts. Dropping the driveshaft, cleaning trans/xfr case slip joint and greasing the internal splines on the slip joint fixes the problem. For awhile.

 

[Caman96]

And they always clunked! I remember going to a GM dealership back in 99-2000 in regards to my 98 trying to resolve the clunk. They greased it, but it resumed clunking eventually.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

My Burb made the clunk before I had the U-joints replaced last year. Now it only makes noise if the truck's at an extreme angle in a driveway, or putting it in gear. And the noise isn't much, just enough to notice that it is in gear.

 

[man-a-fre]

On my 94 k1500 5.7 it was the rear spider gears that were the problem. Replaced them and the slop in the rear was gone.

 

[Mikes98]

And they always clunked! I remember going to a GM dealership back in 99-2000 in regards to my 98 trying to resolve the clunk. They greased it, but it resumed clunking eventually.

Yup. I went to the dealership early on and they dug up a "bumper" ...little rubber disc you stick in the driveshaft end of the slip joint. Supposed to soften the "thump". The parts guys also said just to grease the slip joint every so often. I've found that Bel-Ray water proof grease works best ...seems to last the longest. Stuff is pretty viscous ...but it works!