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After driving for a distance check the temperature of the rear wheels and hubs. It sure sounds like the brakes may be dragging. Elevated temperatures will let you know if it is.
It may be time to replace the brake fluid - there may be water in it which can be absorbed from the air. Also, be sure to bleed any air out of the system.
BY brake fade away I take it that you mean the pedal goes to the floor after you taken your foot off the brakes. . The valve you left out is a compensator valve that proportions the pressure between front and back to stop rear brake lock up and side skidding. I think the problem is in the master cyl in that the nonreturn valve under the second piston is not working and hold residiual pressure in the rear lines (Assuming they are drum brakes). If not you will need to bleed the m/cyl by cracking the lines at it one ata time and emptying the cylinder of trapped air allowing a full charge of fluid every time you pump the brakes.
Hello, If you have rear disc brakes check your Emergency brakes inside the rear Rotor hub. Sometimes the lining of the E brake will rust away from shoe and float inside the drum portion. It is more apparent after stops and after backing up a distance and then going forward.
There can also be clutches in the limited-slip differentials which can act up around corners. Some Models use a friction compound in the rearend to help the clutches work and on 4 wheel drive units the rear differential may use a synthetic gear lube while the front axle uses a normal lube.
Check your E-brakes and if you still have the problem, pop off the differential cover and see what is in the bottom of the housing. This will give you the opportunity to clean inside the axle housing and replace the lube with something you know belongs there.
Try this if rear drum brakes.Go in reverse about 8 feet and hit the brakes.This will self adjust the rear brakes and possibly fix the issue.Your rear brakes may have become locked.
Driving with your emergency brake on is only going to affect your rear brakes. There is a cable running from the emergency brake lever to your rear brakes.
You did not say how long you drove with the emergency brake on, but even a short distance and you forced the front brakes to do the work of stopping the car. This causes overuse which translates to heat. When the brakes over heat they "fade" and do not stop the car effectively.
In addition the heavy load of doing all the stopping causes the brakes not to realign. Therefore, when you go around corners the brakes pads will rub against the rotors.
I would suggest you get the brakes looked at or look at them yourself. I can help you do the job but I would need to talk to you directly. Let me know what I can do to help.
What is happening is that your handbrake shoes are rusting onto the inside of of your brake drum ( inside the rear disks) As the park brake is separate from your rear disks it doesn't get used ( cleaned ) during normal driving. You could try gently applying your handbrake whilst moving to see if it will polish the brake linings and stop them siezing
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