Braking problem.

[97_explorer]

Just recently when I go to apply my brakes it feels like i have no brakes goes to the bottom and makes a weird sound and just few mins ago when i applied the brake it pulled to the right. I checked the brake fluid and its fine cant really see the pads to know how much i have left, but i dont think thats the problem. Anyone have any ideas or have had this issue?
Thanks

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! I've moved your thread to the stock 95-2001 section. Maybe the brake system has air in it? Did you try to bleed it?

 

[97_explorer]

No i haven't. How can air get into it without opening anything?

 

[96eb96]

Just recently when I go to apply my brakes it feels like i have no brakes goes to the bottom and makes a weird sound and just few mins ago when i applied the brake it pulled to the right. I checked the brake fluid and its fine cant really see the pads to know how much i have left, but i dont think thats the problem. Anyone have any ideas or have had this issue?
Thanks

Did you check each wheel and under the truck for leaks? I had brake lines rust out and leak, same symptoms as you describe.

 

[JDraper]

How do you know that the pads aren't the problem if you didn't look at them?

 

[BrooklynBay]

Pull off all 4 wheels, and don't continue to drive it. It sounds dangerous.

 

[97_explorer]

I havent checked the pads but id know if my pads were gone. Anything is possible tho.

 

[97_explorer]

If i had a line busted wouldn't I be low on brake fluid?

 

[BrooklynBay]

How old are the pads? Did you ever resurface the rotors? Resurfacing rotors takes a little meat off of them, and increases pedal travel.

 

[97_explorer]

It's been less than one year since I've changed the pads.

 

[BrooklynBay]

How many miles? Do you drive a lot in stop & go driving?

 

[97_explorer]

I'm not sure how many miles, but yes lots of stop and go.

 

[97_explorer]

"When I go to stop, the brake pedal starts to vibrate and it won't stop." I just found this on yahoo and they say that ABS is always on.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Some brands hold up longer than others. I've had good results with Performance Friction & Wagenr, but bad results with Bendix. Some pads like Satisfied are cheap, and don't always last a long time.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Some brands hold up longer than others. I've had good results with Performance Friction & Wagner, but bad results with Bendix. Some pads like Satisfied are cheap, and don't always last a long time.

 

[97_explorer]

IF it's an Abs issue does anyone know how to turn abs off or is there such a feature?

 

[hazmat456]

to turn off pull the relay under the hood, test.,don't think thats your problem better check a little deeper.

 

[lots-of-fords]

I had this issue on one of my 96 explorers, If the ABS light stays on all the time this may be your problem, on my explorer the pedal would shimmy and it wouldn't stop. I dissabled the ABS and it went away, no shimmy and it stopped fine, one of the wheel speed sensors was bad.

 

[97_explorer]

It was the ABS. Thanks everyone for all your help.