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Nah, that was in my parents' dayBack in the 80s?!? You probably had to watch for dinosaur crossing signs back then…
Ok so the brakes last week felt good. The pedal was a little firm but had great response. The little bumps in the pedal eventually evened out to where I hardly noticed them. Brakes worked like they should. Now they’re tight. The pedal feels fine but it feels like the pads don’t back off when I release the brakes and are rubbing more than they should. I can feel them when trying to drive that’s how tight they are.
Not a heat gun like what you heat up shrink wrap with, an infrared thermometer. Take the truck for a short drive, get out and check the drums, calipers and rotors. If any of them are super hot, you have your answer.
I took about a 15 minute drive with a few normal stops and maybe 4-5 hard stops. got out and felt the brakes with my hands. (Couldn't find my temp gun. I never can find stuff when I need it) The front discs were warm... that's it. Not heat warm, just not cold. The rear drums? HOT, HOT, HOT! I couldn't keep my hands on them for more than a second or two.
Maybe the wheel cylinders are sticking... sounds like the rear brakes are heating up which usually means they're sticking. Over adjusted, bad or contaminated linings on the shoes, show lining coming off and jamming the hardware and linkage....
