Rear Brakes stuck

[SHOguy 92]

WEll pulled the motor out of my parts car and am dropping it in my 91, the 91 has been sitting for almost 3 years now so I figured the brakes would be stuck. But seems like only 1 is stuck. I have done a search and looked around, I know this is a pretty common issues, but I can't really seem to find much. I don't know too much about brakes so any help would be appriciated, thanks.

 

[somedude_001]

normaly you would roll the car to free up a brake but you will have to result to brute force. hammer tapping the pads or a long bar throught eh lug studs trying to turn the wheel.

 

[SHOguy 92]

Yeah we pulled the car across our feild with the locked up brake, both forward and backwards, didn't do anything, it freed up the driver back wheel though. I been out there hammering on the pads for a bit now and WD-40ing it down. Prob WD-40 soak once more before sleep and wake up and take a crack at it again. I recall hearing something about slider pins, but like I said I don't know much about brakes.

 

[Storm-Chaser]

..., the 91 has been sitting for almost 3 years now so I figured the brakes would be stuck. But seems like only 1 is stuck. I have done a search and looked around, I know this is a pretty common issues, but I can't really seem to find much. I don't know too much about brakes so any help would be appriciated, thanks.

Actually, there's a number of threads on stuck or freezing brakes.

Just a few threads down in this very forum....

Smoking brakes, but no pressure?

Read the thread and post back with questions.

 

[SHOguy 92]

Yeah, I checked those out and they don't really pertain to my issue. My brakes are stuck from rust, nothing to do with presure, the ones that arent stuck work fine.

 

[johndallara]

stuck rear brakes

have had this problem with my 95 MTX also. The rear brakes are prone to stick in closed position as they are used w/ the parking brake on the MTX model. This can be especially bad on a rust-belt care (like my 95 MTX !)

When I got the car, R rear had both pins frozen partly engaged, so I was only getting 19mpg. I tried to free up the caliper, but basically could not get it to move at all.

Ended up removing the caliper/bracket on both rear brakes and replacing them with remans. Needless to say I put an endless supply of lubricant on the new pins.

No similar problem for the ATX -- rear brakes never stuck, Texas car.

Both SHO's have the MidwestSHOBros rear upgrade w/ 92 calipers & bracket.
I have the old stock calipers/brackets pins on both 95's, and at least one or two of them are usable. If you need some parts, I can part w/ these for free -- I don't plan to return to stock. alternatively, you can buy an entire replacement set of parts from AdvanceAuto, caliper/bracket & disc, cost you about $ 250+ -- all except the anti-rattle clips, which you can get from Ford but are hard to find.

Email [email protected] or PM and maybe I can send a parts care package.

 

[Storm-Chaser]

Yeah, I checked those out and they don't really pertain to my issue. My brakes are stuck from rust, nothing to do with presure, the ones that arent stuck work fine.

Didn't read the thread, did you?


If you simply use the thread title to screen for pertinent information, you'll rarely (if ever) find anything using the search tool.

Good luck :wave:

 

[Storm-Chaser]

have had this problem with my 95 MTX also. The rear brakes are prone to stick in closed position as they are used w/ the parking brake on the MTX model. This can be especially bad on a rust-belt care (like my 95 MTX !)

When I got the car, R rear had both pins frozen partly engaged, so I was only getting 19mpg. I tried to free up the caliper, but basically could not get it to move at all.

Ended up removing the caliper/bracket on both rear brakes and replacing them with remans. Needless to say I put an endless supply of lubricant on the new pins.

No similar problem for the ATX -- rear brakes never stuck, Texas car.

Both SHO's have the MidwestSHOBros rear upgrade w/ 92 calipers & bracket.
I have the old stock calipers/brackets pins on both 95's, and at least one or two of them are usable. If you need some parts, I can part w/ these for free -- I don't plan to return to stock. alternatively, you can buy an entire replacement set of parts from AdvanceAuto, caliper/bracket & disc, cost you about $ 250+ -- all except the anti-rattle clips, which you can get from Ford but are hard to find.

Email [email protected] or PM and maybe I can send a parts care package.

johndallara / John - I am interested in the parts if the OP is not.

 

[johndallara]

stock rear brake stuff

I am going to give the OP first dibs on this via email or PM.
meantime must dig in the garage and see what I have that looks roadworthy.

 

[Storm-Chaser]

That's fine. I'll take what he doesn't want, including any bad calipers/brackets. I'm currently rebuilding a set of rear calipers, and one of the pistons was hacked-up. The previous owner used channel-lock pliers to turn the piston back-in. Needless to say, I spent several hours with a fine-pattern file and emery cloth trying to salvage it, so it wouldn't cut through the piston seal again.

 

[93rev2sev]

You don't need rear brakes...

 

[SHOguy 92]

Didn't read the thread, did you?


If you simply use the thread title to screen for pertinent information, you'll rarely (if ever) find anything using the search tool.

Good luck :wave:

Yes I did read the thread, it's diffrent, My brakes are rusted, nothing to do with the lines either. I pulled the caliper off and have to see if it will compress and fit back on, but I been busy taking apart my tranny and welding the diff pin. Hopefully they'll just compress and fit right back on (fingers crossed), but usually hoping and the truth are far from the same.

You don't need rear brakes...

LOL, that is partially true. My first SHO I bought in summer and seemed to brake fine I noticed no brake dust really collecting on the pass rear rims, but didn't pay much attention. Then came winter and the car would attempt to go sideways when braking, so I finally took a look. There was no caliper, there was nothing besides the disc and a nut stuck in the brake line! I drove it the rest of the winter like that, just had to engine brake and apply the brakes lightly, lol.

 

[Denny]

You need to repair the parking brake lines, they are most likely rusted/corroded and will drag on the rears. As the rear calipers heat up, they destroy the brake hose. At this point, the caliper has no fluid and seizes after much use. You'll need to address the caliper, sliding pins, bracket, pad and rotor. Address it all at once or you may have a repeat problem.

 

[Storm-Chaser]

Didn't read the thread, did you?


If you simply use the thread title to screen for pertinent information, you'll rarely (if ever) find anything using the search tool.

Good luck :wave:

Yes I did read the thread, it's diffrent, My brakes are rusted, nothing to do with the lines either. I pulled the caliper off and have to see if it will compress and fit back on, but I been busy taking apart my tranny and welding the diff pin. Hopefully they'll just compress and fit right back on (fingers crossed), but usually hoping and the truth are far from the same.

Well then, you didn't read the entire thread - as various reasons why the rear brakes lock-up are covered in that thread, to include the caliper brackets (rust) and parking brake cable (rust).

Also, the fact that the calipers were initially missing from the car, as well as the fact that collapsed lines will cause the brakes to completely freeze (ie. lock-up) and the rust may just be an artifact of the car having sat for three years.

LOL, that is partially true. My first SHO I bought in summer and seemed to brake fine I noticed no brake dust really collecting on the pass rear rims, but didn't pay much attention. Then came winter and the car would attempt to go sideways when braking, so I finally took a look. There was no caliper, there was nothing besides the disc and a nut stuck in the brake line! I drove it the rest of the winter like that, just had to engine brake and apply the brakes lightly, lol.

WEll pulled the motor out of my parts car and am dropping it in my 91, the 91 has been sitting for almost 3 years now so I figured the brakes would be stuck. But seems like only 1 is stuck. I have done a search and looked around, I know this is a pretty common issues, but I can't really seem to find much. I don't know too much about brakes so any help would be appriciated, thanks.

 

[SHOguy 92]

Nope read that all, wasn't any of those. I just pulled the calipers off and compressed them and now they seem to work fine. Real stupid that Ford makes it so you have to twist the piston as you push it back in, was hard without the special tool, but I got it done. Motor goes into the car tomorrow, I'm amped.

The calipers weren't missing from that car, that was a story about my original 90, checked the lines too though because I had a collapsed line on my Continental, gotta love rust.

 

[Devin]

Okay, so I don't get yelled at for not doing a search I'll post this here, so it's somewhat similiar.

I took off my rear brakes today and tried to rotate them back in. I then preceeded to break the piston tool. I repaired it using an allen wrench and a zip tie. I then had to stand on the caliper while my brother took a foot long box-end wrench used as a breaker bar on this piston rotating tool. About an hour later we got it to rotate all the way in.

The other side rotated just fine but wouldn't go anywhere. I ended up just pushing it in with a C-clamp.

Does it sound like I need to get my rear calipers replaced?