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rear brakes seem to lock up very easily...supposed too have rear abs...no light on in dash. are the rear shoes just glazed os something? ...had tis prob when i first bought it but it had sat a long time (smashed...hit a moose) and replaced brakes and prob went away...i know brakes aren't worn out so i really don't want to replace them again... this is really annoying especially when your stopping at a crosswalk to let a hottie cross and rear end locks and slides:D
 
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Sounds like a bad proportioning valve or bad adjuster. Do both wheels lock up or just one?
 
Mine on both my trucks have done this, right when you first mast the brake for the first time, like when its wet or cold they lock up.
One truck had 2 wheel abs and the other has 4 wheel abs didnt seem to matter.
After you mash the brake kinda firm though 1 or 2 times it is fine after that.
 
Sounds stupid but my Dads old Neon he had did this check to be sure all your brake hardware is there not falling off or rusted apart like my Dads old beater. Sounds like a proportioning valve but might be something in your ABS messing up. And yea you don't want a hottie to be your road kill rather be in your lap while your driving:D. Good luck and save a hottie
 
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everything is there..and in good shape, shoes are dry and lots there...have a friend with a ram and he says his does it all the time (truck sit and only gets driven once a week) lately mine has been doing the same as my wife is staying home with the kids. and i drive the junker neon every day to work.
he said that if he "rides" the brake for about 200-300 feet or so it is fine??? can't see that being good for brake wear though, and i just hate stuff not working right!
 
Thats good, the only other thing comes to mind a CALIPER come to find out after the issues I had and posted before bout month ago went through my whole brakes front to back come to find out my right caliper was sticking, determined after doing something as simple as doing a few hard stops(of course no one behind me) notice truck always wanted to go to the right, then I thought it was the proportioning valve or dirty brake fluid getting through the piston of the caliper that was not the case took the caliper apart as I was going rebuild it didn't though payed close attention to each part notice a gouge in piston bore the only thing I thought of then this caliper was rebuilt they must of hit the bore with honing tool, so that was my case but also had the caliper slide pins which were dry and particular the bottom one scored up almost like a lines on a record, check with a friend in the dealership he told me this is a common problem with trucks and some vans, the grease doesn't last you need to keep them greased otherwise you can have a caliper that will hang up to, water usually the culpit getting up in there from course of time most don't pay attention to this especially when doing your own brake job most don't thinking lubed for life like our ball joints that are sealed , to sum up my babble check those calipers out particularly the right front. After I replaced the caliper on the right side notice big difference in braking and my gas mileage came up to 17-18 which I was getting 13-15 sounds stupid?. I know you should replace calipers in pairs I did them both last brake job and did check the left side which was good and no signs of gouges or anything I could see, so I finished the brake job with new right caliper with new caliper pins and put a new set on the left side and used Permatex caliper grease haven't had a problem since, :sorry: for all my babble here
 
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both front calipers have been replaced this year...found out the hard way they needed done..(smoke rolling out from wheels) couldn't even touch them.
but prob. is with the back brakes even there i have a stainless flex line and all good brakes.
but I did see a huge gain in MPG when i replaced the brake calipers, now i just gotta get front stainless flex lines.
and everything is lubed with proper brake lube and not antisieze.
 
You may want to replace the ABS sensor on the rear diff and see what happens. That would be a lot cheaper than replacing the brake valve.
 
If it's not getting driven often, I'll put money that it's slight rust buildup in the drums. Very common for it to cause grabby brakes.

Keep the brakes adjusted up close for starters, this will just help it correct itself easier and is good practice.

When you first set off, slightly apply the parking brake while driving. This will slough off the surface rust that builds up.
 
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You may want to replace the ABS sensor on the rear diff and see what happens. That would be a lot cheaper than replacing the brake valve.
already replaced the abs sensor for other problem (speedo/abs light)seems like everything is happening one right after another...good thing i love this truck cause i've scrapped chevs for less than this.:drive:
 
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