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Old 10-27-2010, 04:20 PM
desjardo desjardo is offline
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Default Emergency Brake Issue

So I got up the other morning and started the truck(-5). After letting it run for about 10 15 mins I released ebrake and started to reverse.
Instantly I heard a noise that at first I thought was my tires frozen to the ground.
On way to work it felt like truck was working really hard to hit 120km.
When I tried to put brake on again I realized that I could only depress it one click and it was solid as a rock.
Not sure what happened but hoping someone may have some idea...
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Old 10-27-2010, 04:27 PM
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Default Re: Emergency Brake Issue

Frozen?
Is it cold there?
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Old 10-27-2010, 04:49 PM
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Default Re: Emergency Brake Issue

Snowing and minus three that morning. Anbout -10 with windchill.
Still sitting at freezing mark now...
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Old 10-27-2010, 05:04 PM
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Default Re: Emergency Brake Issue

sounds like some moisture in the brake cables and it's frozen. release the e-brake and tap the back side of the drums and it should release. just wouldn't set the e-brake again until it warms up.
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Old 10-27-2010, 06:49 PM
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Default Re: Emergency Brake Issue

^^ x2 ^^
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Old 10-27-2010, 06:53 PM
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Default Re: Emergency Brake Issue

Happens to mine all the time when its cold. My truck wont move then i will here a big bang in the rear end and the e brake will disengage
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Old 10-27-2010, 07:13 PM
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Default Re: Emergency Brake Issue

yeah, sounds like they froze, mine have done it a couple times, tore the yard up one time cuz if it
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Old 10-27-2010, 08:21 PM
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Default Re: Emergency Brake Issue

lol - Thanks guys...Glad thats al it is...Quite the bang, catches ya off guard...
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33x12.5 Hankook Dynamic M/T, Ion Aluminum Alloy 15x10 -4inch offset,Front winch bumper, superwinch ep9.0, 3" B/L, Torsion Crank, Chrome Bed Bar, 2 x 100 watt offroads, 6000k HID Heads/Fog(s), Pioneer H.U., 12" Jackhammer, Alpine mrp 500,train horn, whelen pa/siren
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Old 10-27-2010, 08:24 PM
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Default Re: Emergency Brake Issue

Yeah it does, everytime it bangs it catches me off guard no matter what haha
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