N2MUDN91
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- City, State
- Lee's Summit, Missouri
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2005 Ranger
1. About my brakes.
2. About my TTB/4WD system.
1. Back in October or so when my transmission bashed out on me, I pressed on the brake pedal after it had been sitting for awhile. And the pedal sunk down to the floorboard. Brake fluid was coming from the passengers side rear wheel. Leaking onto the ground. I thought it could be the rear wheel cylinder/main seal. I got the transmission rebuilt. I thought I was going to have to re-do my brakes before I could drive it again. When we drove it home from the tranny shop. The brake pedal went down quite a bit but caught and stopped. Kinda like if the system wasnt bled thuroughly. Felt spongy. I had been driving like that for about a month. About a week ago I topped off the brake fluid from what leaked out while I was at work. The pedal was very sensitive at first touch, but if I kept applied pressure to it. it sank down to where it had before I topped off the fluid. It did this each time I applied pressure to the brake pedal. I drove home from work that day, got out to check underneath, and my entire sidewall was covered in brake fluid. Looks shiny like armoral
. So im thinking, great this cant be good. Overnight it leaks a small puddle. The next day, I drive to school. It leaks a small puddle there. By now the brake fluid level is about the same as it was before. So heres my question. Why does the fluid drop to this same level and not leak out anymore? The brakes are acting the same as they were before I topped off the brake fluid.
And also, my pass. side inner brake pad on the front (disc) is loose inside the caliper. Both clips that hold the pad in, appear to be good. Where are the anti-rattle clips? Could I have a deformed brake pad? Or could my caliper be mis-formed some how?
2. This has something to do with the brakes also, with a mix of the 4x4 system.
I hit this mudhole last night in 2wd. I got through no problem, but I decided to throw it in 4wd so I could throw some mud onto the hood. I engaged the T-case(auto, push button) and the FWD engaged just fine. I hit the mud again, and when I went to turn around, my brake pad jolted, and made a loud clunk/snap. Like it locked up with the wheel motion inside the caliper. I disengaged the T-case, put it in reverse. Backed up about 30 feet. Put it into drive, and took off down the street. The pad was grinding, and it was pulling the explorer to the right. I pulled into a parking lot nearby, put it in reverse and did some reverse circles while applying the brakes in attempt to "knock" the brake pad back into place. It worked and It drove normally. But around corners, the brake pad grinds and wobbles/knocks up & down. So heres another question. Why would engaging the 4WD make the problem appear/happen sooner/faster than it normally does when in 2wd just driving?
This is quite irritating. I'd like to get some advice/tips before I go spend money on something I dont need in order to fix the problem. Thanks for reading.
Shane
2. About my TTB/4WD system.
1. Back in October or so when my transmission bashed out on me, I pressed on the brake pedal after it had been sitting for awhile. And the pedal sunk down to the floorboard. Brake fluid was coming from the passengers side rear wheel. Leaking onto the ground. I thought it could be the rear wheel cylinder/main seal. I got the transmission rebuilt. I thought I was going to have to re-do my brakes before I could drive it again. When we drove it home from the tranny shop. The brake pedal went down quite a bit but caught and stopped. Kinda like if the system wasnt bled thuroughly. Felt spongy. I had been driving like that for about a month. About a week ago I topped off the brake fluid from what leaked out while I was at work. The pedal was very sensitive at first touch, but if I kept applied pressure to it. it sank down to where it had before I topped off the fluid. It did this each time I applied pressure to the brake pedal. I drove home from work that day, got out to check underneath, and my entire sidewall was covered in brake fluid. Looks shiny like armoral
. So im thinking, great this cant be good. Overnight it leaks a small puddle. The next day, I drive to school. It leaks a small puddle there. By now the brake fluid level is about the same as it was before. So heres my question. Why does the fluid drop to this same level and not leak out anymore? The brakes are acting the same as they were before I topped off the brake fluid.And also, my pass. side inner brake pad on the front (disc) is loose inside the caliper. Both clips that hold the pad in, appear to be good. Where are the anti-rattle clips? Could I have a deformed brake pad? Or could my caliper be mis-formed some how?
2. This has something to do with the brakes also, with a mix of the 4x4 system.
I hit this mudhole last night in 2wd. I got through no problem, but I decided to throw it in 4wd so I could throw some mud onto the hood. I engaged the T-case(auto, push button) and the FWD engaged just fine. I hit the mud again, and when I went to turn around, my brake pad jolted, and made a loud clunk/snap. Like it locked up with the wheel motion inside the caliper. I disengaged the T-case, put it in reverse. Backed up about 30 feet. Put it into drive, and took off down the street. The pad was grinding, and it was pulling the explorer to the right. I pulled into a parking lot nearby, put it in reverse and did some reverse circles while applying the brakes in attempt to "knock" the brake pad back into place. It worked and It drove normally. But around corners, the brake pad grinds and wobbles/knocks up & down. So heres another question. Why would engaging the 4WD make the problem appear/happen sooner/faster than it normally does when in 2wd just driving?
This is quite irritating. I'd like to get some advice/tips before I go spend money on something I dont need in order to fix the problem. Thanks for reading.
Shane
