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CRAIGMAC
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2/11/2001
07:23:53
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I HAVE A 1998 DAKOTA THAT I'M HAVING A REAL BRAKE PROBLEM WITHY AND NOBODY CAN SEEM TO FIGURE IT OUT. MY BRAKES KEEP ENGAGING GRADUALLY AS I'M DRIVING. THE TRUCK WILL START TO SLOW DOWN AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE I CAN MOVE. I'VE HAD IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND ONE SERVICE CENTER FIVE TIMES. THEY CHECKED EVERTHING, BUT NO SOLUTION. NOW IT'S HAPPENING EVERY OTHER DAY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS.ANYBODY OUT THERE HAVE ANY ADVICE. I'M GOING CRAZY AND BESIDES BURNING UP MY BRAKE SYSTEM, I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE.ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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Zed
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2/11/2001
07:33:55
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Trade it in for a Chevy before its too late!!!! I should have done that long ago!!
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Blizzard
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2/11/2001
08:31:05
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Uh huh, good one Zed. Trade it in for a chevy. Then you can listen to your engine knock going down the road instead. hehehe
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Bob
DakotaEnthusiast
2/11/2001
08:58:44
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Zed need's to buy a Chevy and go to the Chevy web pages.All he doe's is cry about his Dakota.Zed doesn't have the Ball's to register,he hid's in the closet!
Bob
00 Dak.CC SLT Plus 4.7L 235hp 355 L-Slip Auto. #9
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92dakguy
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2/11/2001
12:14:50
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This just a guess but its the best I can do. Ive read before that if a master cylinder is over filled the condensation can build up pressure and cause your brakes to drag.
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Stew
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2/11/2001
14:39:18
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Is it the front or rear brakes? If it is the back they may be adjusted too tight. Just a thought.
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Zed
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2/12/2001
00:30:59
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I've tried registering before and it wouldn't work....and the only vehicles i know that knock all the time is dodges....ping ,knock, rattle!!! I "cry" about my truck cause its a piece of shit...my 89 lesabre with 200,000 miles ran better than my 99 dakota does at 25,000 miles....Hey, i tried to become a dodge fan but my truck won't let me.....lol.....Now i'm stuck with the damn thing....
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Dan Gruber
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2/12/2001
20:15:20
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I would have to agree with what Stew said about it being the rear brakes. Drum brakes are "self energizing," meaning that if one part of the shoe touches the drum, the rest of the shoe will be dragged into contact, thus increasing the amount of stopping power. Drum brakes generally require more initial line pressure to engage than disks, but because of how they operate, they require far less line pressure than disks for maximum braking.
I'm no expert, but here are my guesses: (1) bad master cylinder; (2) bad proportioning valve; (3) faulty springs or retaining clips that should be pulling the shoes away from the drums in the absence of line pressure.
Good luck!
Dan
2000 CC/SLT+/4X4/4.7/auto/3.55LSD
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Ted
Dodge Dakota
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8/13/2003
14:20:06
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My son's 89 Caprice has a low brake pedal problem. We installed new front pads, new master cylinder, new rear brakes and wheel cylinders. Bled the whole system twice, still his pedal is low. Stops fine though.
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ANDE
Dodge Dakota
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8/13/2003
21:39:24
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Zed
Hey another 99 Dak' with low mileage! COOL!!
I just passed the 20,000 mile mark with My 99 C/C.
Anyway,,regarding the brakes locking,,,its probably the guide pins on the front caliper, Id check to make sure the pins are lightly greased and also look into the possibility of the caliper pistons binding. the brakes are grabbing because they arent completely releasing the rotors. The heat that builds up causes the binding as the parts expand from the heat. If your running stock rotors you stand a good chance of warping them pretty bad.
Just my $.02 worth.
hope you get this resolved easily.
ANDE
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Bri
Dodge Dakota
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8/13/2003
23:03:01
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I just had the same problem on my 01 QC.
Found out it's the brake booster. Have it
checked and see what happens
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rtdkota
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8/13/2003
23:13:34
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I was reading through all of this--- and saying to myself "Man, that sounds like the brake booster..." Good call Bri.
My '73 Chrysler T&C does the same thing-- I can get it to 'come back' if I pull the pedal up with my foot underneath it.
Yeah, get that looked at asap-- as you'll have premature wear of pads/rotors due to all of the excessive braking.
Sam
www.socaldakota.com
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kryp2nite
Dodge Dakota
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8/14/2003
00:47:37
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when was the last time u used your parking brake?
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Demon
Dodge Dakota
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8/14/2003
07:25:11
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Zed, if ya don't like the truck stop cryin and get something else.
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Jap Cars
Dodge Dakota
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8/15/2003
15:25:08
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Dodge sucks
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Bri
Dodge Dakota
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8/15/2003
16:41:26
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Thanks rtdakota. The same thing just
happened to me so it was the only guess I
had. This site is filled with asssholess now.
Some people give good info and the rest give
good head..
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Freddy
Dodge Dakota
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8/16/2003
02:22:24
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To bad the posts were from 2 years ago.Idiots
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midnightdak
Dodge Dakota
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8/16/2003
03:44:24
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Yea, I'm having the same problems, but just on the left side. About once a month my dakota starts pulling to the left hard and it only gets worse when i drive but it may only do it for maybe and hour and then it stops all at once. Thanx for the info guys I'll check on the brake booster thing. Oh and freddy why make a new post when you can just use this old one...lol...if you ask me, your the idiot.
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for7v8
Dodge Dakota
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4/05/2004
21:20:50
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Hi guys,
Would midnightdak still be around? Did it end up being the brake booster? Also, um..what is a brake booster. Please excuse my ignorance.
I turned the front rotors on my 2k QC dak about 2 months ago and replaced the pads with Napa's. Everything was fine until a few weeks ago when the front driver side started to drag. I've done everything short of rebuilding the caliper so I'm hoping maybe it's this brake booster thing.
Thanks in advance, guys.
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for7v8
Dodge Dakota
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4/06/2004
11:38:44
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Ok, I figured out what the brake booster is, but does anyone have any info on the brakes dragging just on the front left. It's not the caliper or pads/rotors. Gotta be something else.
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ZosoAir
Dodge Dakota
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4/06/2004
11:47:46
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Well, If it's not your brake booster then it's your brake master cylinder. My $ is on a caliper, but if you wanted to replace the master cylinder too, your not going to hurt anything.
Oh, BTW...
The break master cylinder is the silver "pipe" with your brake fluid on top of it. It is bolted into the front of the power booster or "brake booster" as you say.
Z
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