i have a 2001 Ford Ranger Edge, when i drive for long periods and stop like at a gas station or something, when i get back in and take off its like my brakes are locked or something. for the first few mins. of driving my back tires will squeal and it feels like the back axel is warped then it seems to finally break loose and is fine. is this a brake problem? or something else?
2006-11-10 00:10:01 · 7 answers · asked by bshelby2121 6 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
It is obvious that something is locking the rear wheels up, and it is more than likely the brakes. The cause of this is; One of the wheels has a leaking wheel cylinder, or the shoes are installed incorrectly. It could be a spring has came off or is missing on the shoes, but you will have to remove the wheel, the drum, and locate the problem. This is something that can make you loose control of the vehicle, if it decides to lock up while you are going 60 mph. If the wheel locked up at that speed, the rear-end would come all the way around and you would spin around in the road, ditch, sidewalk, or into another vehicle. Either have it checked, or check it yourself right away. The hose that runs from the frame to the rear-end housing to the hard line could be bad, and causing the pressure to not release when you take your foot off the brake pedal, thus keeping the brakes applied. Don't take this lightly, as I said it can and will wreck you. I hope this has been of some help to you. Good Luck!!!
2006-11-10 00:38:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the alternator, but if that were it, your Alternator or Battery Light should have come on on the dash while you were driving. You can quick test the alternator by testing the battery when it has just been jump charged for a few minutes with a VOM (I have gotten 12.5 and 13.2 volts on good batteries), then start the car and take the voltage while the alternator is supposed to be recharging the battery after starting (like, fast). It should read a volt or two higher than the battery reading, as a good alternator will pump up the voltage to get the juice into the battery. If there is no change (and remember that once the battery is fully charged after a few minutes, the voltage will drop to just battery voltage, too), you know it's the alternator. The Chevy alternators used to have a little hole in the case to insert a straightened paper clip into that led into the brush holder, to hold the brushes retracted while you put the alternator back together, then you just pulled the paper clip out. I don't know how Ford does it. Hope you get it!
2016-05-22 02:28:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a break problem.I had a ranger that used to wear out rear axle bearings and this made the rear shoes drag on the drums.
2006-11-10 20:57:40 · answer #3 · answered by want2wild 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i own a repair shop,and its possible that it might have some dirt in the line causing it not to release all the way on it,i have seen it on newer trucks than yours is, and it will cause this condition to occur on one ,and like you said it feels like it breaks loose,and that's exactly what its doing when it lets go you can feel it,is suggest you take it and have the brake system flushed out on it,and this will clean all the dirt out of it,i have to do it a lot here at the shop,but that's what i think it needs done,,good luck,i hope this help,s.
2006-11-10 10:49:20 · answer #4 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
possibly need to clean and adjust back brakes. more likely, the rubber line from frame to differential has collapsed internally. when a rubber line collapses, fluid can't flow back.
2006-11-10 00:30:30 · answer #5 · answered by midnighttoker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it sounds like your mastercylinder valve is gummed up & not releasing pressure.
2006-11-10 00:54:00 · answer #6 · answered by swashbuckler82 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GET RID OF IT
2006-11-10 00:17:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋