Brakes SlipWhen Braking Hard

[rrb6699]

yesterday iIwas driving and had to stop fairly quick for a light. heard a noise and the truck Braking wasn't really stopping. i pumped the brakes and it slipped again. after that I Imade sure to brake gradually and had no issues. I pulled the left front wheel and the brake pads are about half worn. shouldn't have slipping. the right one looked ok the last time i pulled it a couple weeks ago. also half worn.

could a bad bearing cause a slipping? I've ordered new inner/outer front bearings anyway.

it's a serious issue since if iIneed to brake hard, it has to stop.

 

[dodge dude94]

Pull your drums and check that.
Sounds to me like you have something broken in the rear brakes and it's shifting causing the noise and stopping power loss.

 

[Rado]

following....... hope you solve it soon !

 

[rrb6699]

sorry it's definitely in the front brakes

bearings are fairly inexpensive. I'm going to order front & rear bearings. replacing those may uncover some issues. could it be all iIneed is brake pads. these are about half worn or more.

 

[jessyj]

If the rotors aren,t wobbling then its not bearings. Pull the rear apart and have a look. It could be the abs doing its job.

 

[rrb6699]

abs on a 96? didn't think about that, but, it didn't sound normal to me and it was like there was no stopping ability. i thought I Iwas going thru the light really.
I'll check the rotors to see if I can move them. it took a hard brake though for it to happen.
it felt like if my foot didn't pump the pedal it wouldn't have stopped

 

[jessyj]

Ya the abs on these old trucks isn,t what it supposed to be. When you slam on the brakes its feels like you won,t stop.

 

[rrb6699]

Well, it's unsafe in my opinion. How do you disable it? Is it a fuse or another way to disable it. I want hard brakes when I push on the brakes! I don't mind locking up tires if I need to.
i grew up with power & even non-power brakes. (still have a '72 beetle) & I can control the car Braking better without any "help". I'm gonna try pulling the fuse for ABS and give it a test because I think it isn't working properly and is clumsy at best being an old abs system. hopefully, that is all I'm going to need to do.