1998 Ranger questions

[Rhino23]

Hello! I have 2 questions, first of all, I had my front hub/bearing replaced in Feb and now I have a squeek coming from that area again, when it was checked out by a friend of mine the breaks looked fine, but I have been doing alot of driving since then, is it going out again or should we re-inspect the breaks again? Also when I break firmly but not really hard the break light comes on in the dash, it has been cold up here lately and was thinking that the e-brake may be sticking a bit but it even does it when it is warm. I was thinking that the squeeking (that happens only when I am moving) may be caused by worn pads and not the hub. When it is foggy I can hear the squeek coming from the front hub also.

Truck Specs:
1998 Ranger
almost 96000 miles
4.0 V6
5 Speed
auto hubs

Thank You
Ryan

 

[chickenviii]

the squeek could be your brakes, or the dust seals on the ends of the axles that contact the hub/bearing assy. being that your brake light is coming on during a hard stop means your fluid is low (pointing towards pads) but ford does have a TSB for the axle seals squeeking around "parking lot speeds" basically you cut about a 1/4" off the lip that contacts the hub and apply wheel bearing grease

 

[Rhino23]

this just started on sunday... atleast the squeek... I have noticed the break light come on once or twice before in the last few weeks...

 

[chickenviii]

give a quick shot of silicone where the axle meets the hub bearing and see if the noise goes away, and check your brake fluid

 

[jimbo74]

brake light coming on during stopping usually means low fluid in the master cylinder. low fluid in the master cylinder is primarily caused by low brake material or a leak i nthe system

check the fluid level, refill if necessary, inspect the friction material of the brakes

 

[Rhino23]

I'll check the break fluid tonight and take the truck to a friend of mine who know's what the heck he's doin' this weekend