1994 Ford Explorer w/ no rear breaks.

[robmurt04]

The hoses i think are broken, when I fill up the fluids and hit the breaks it just all squirts out. I still have front brakes, sound safe enough to drive 20minutes to get it to the shop?

 

[Rick]

I wouldn't recommend it. You will still have front brakes, but they are not easy to control. I have had that happen and the front brakes were hard to keep from locking up.

 

[Tony H]

Sounds like wheel cylinders. easy to do for a DIYer. Squirts out from where?
Did you pull off the Drums and look?
Driving it. If you could chug it down the road without pissing anyone off then I might do it. Any major roads then I wouldn't.

 

[marragtop]

As others have stated, start with the rear wheel cylinders. If it's a bad leak, you should see it on the backing plates. Also, check the rear flex line and the across the axel metal line.

 

[Willard]

well, no, its not safe, but i'll admit to doing it for about a month of course, i fixed it because i ran into a tree. but i don't think they were the main cause of that....

 

[themachine02]

disc brake prop. valve. maybe..

does anyone know if it could be a disc brake proportioning valve problem? mines leaking and before i replaced my master cylinder my rear brakes kept locking up when i applied the brakes.. it just started happening and all my brake fluid leaks all the way out. i didnt even know anything about the disc brake proportioning valve until i saw where it was leaking and looked it up, oh , and its leaking at the top where a plug/vent is, i took that out and there is a spring backing it.. well, i guess my question is, is that something i can fix w/o replacing the whole thing($230.00+).. probably not the same thing ya'll are talking about and i should of posted a new thread, but i thought i ask.. 91 TEXplorer

 

[zwoobah]

if you're pulling apart the rear brakes anyway, you might as well replace the body-axle flex line and the on-axle hardlines. they're cheap and prone to failure. I replaced all the lines on my truck just to be safe, all of them together were less than $75