1997 Ford Explorer AWD "rear brakes grind reverse" Questions

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...brakes 1st try to determine whether the grind you hear is from front or rear or maybe under the center of your vehicle. you may have a bad universal joint also, does it pop or crack at all when you ...

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Rear Brakes Grind in the Morning when in Reverse Recently (when the weather started to get colder) when I backup in my driveway first thing in the morning and hit the brakes my back brakes make a ...

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...BRAKES....SHIFT THE AUTOMATIC TRANS ON DRIVE:IT GRINDS AND SHIFT,I GO ON REVERSE IT GRINDS AND GOES ON REVERSE BACK AND FORTH I HEAR A LIGHT GRIND AS IT CHANGES.NEAR THE REAR WHEELS the planetary ...

...brakes are jamming the brake drum as there was a slight grinding sound for a couple weeks in the rear drives wheel. I hate to say it but it sounds like you have a severe problem in the rear end. Here ...

...I'm home, yet it doesn't do it here when I back up to leave at the end of the day. Have your rear brakes checked. It might be a brake wear indicator. Or your rear brakes are stuck on the brake

OK and nothing stays jammed into braking position. Also be sure to verify the rear brake cylinders in the drums, as it may also be them that don't return to the initial position and keep the brakes on

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...rear brakes squeal when applied when first driven cold. Does not do it after it has been driven and warmed up. brakes typically only last about mas 30k miles. might be the brake lining warning shims ...

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...rear brakes.If this vehical has drum style brakes if the brake shoe has become disconnected in some way it will usally wedge against drum in one direction or another.You need to inspect rear

...brakes and they look ok. Have put on jacks and moved by hand backwards and still hear the clicking grinding noise - drivers side only? Where is the noise? Front or back? At the brake or differential? ...

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