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sweetcraft
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Initially Posted - 01/03/2010 :  22:34:55  Show Profile
I am rebuilding the rear brakes of my pickup. Had no emergency brake on the ramp when pulling the boat for the season. This is after the trip to the Northwest and back and then launching in our lake. Bad situation but used the blocks that are for the ramp. There is a line attached to each block which is tied to the pickup so they can be dragged up the ramp and no one has to pull them. Winter project started by finding the rear drum brake shoe failed and the lever pushed pass the metal stop and adjustment range. The brake shoe lining was good too. I will replace both sides with new brake shoes and check bearings and what ever else I can. The book says to always replace seals so both are ordered. The rear axle is full floating and has two bearings for each side being a 3/4 ton. Has anyone else had a ramp brake situation?
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Happy D
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Response Posted - 01/04/2010 :  07:23:35  Show Profile
Usually the rear drum style brakes don't hold in reverse. They are designed to only stop the vehicles forward motion if the vehicles main brakes fail. I never rely on the e-brake to stop the vehicle from going swimming down the ramp.
Wheel chocks are a very good idea. I like youir line idea to pull them up the ramp.
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Chris Z
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Response Posted - 01/04/2010 :  11:07:49  Show Profile  Visit Chris Z's Homepage
Jim,

My brother told me about the idea after I told him of a dock neighbor putting his truck in the lake. He has used chocks with a rope on each. Then he had carabine clips to hook the ropes to the hitch at the chain points. His point was you felt much more comfortable at the ramp. I will have them before I launch next year.
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 01/04/2010 :  20:15:59  Show Profile
I always use chocks, but I never (and I'm old) thought to clip them to the hitch to save a step at the waterline.
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Sloop Smitten
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Response Posted - 01/04/2010 :  21:18:59  Show Profile
Reminds me of when I lived in Johnston County, NC. We had a driveway about 1/8 mile long so when I would take the trash can down to the road for collection I would just lean it over the ball hitch and leave it at the road. One day I was a mile down the road when I remembered I had never unhooked the trash can. Surprisingly it was fine so I towed it back. Hopefully your chocks don't suffer the same fate.
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Response Posted - 01/07/2010 :  11:13:49  Show Profile  Visit Unsinkable2's Homepage
I never thought of using chocks on the ramp. I usually end up dipping my back tires in the lake when I launch though...
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 01/08/2010 :  16:29:55  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> I usually end up dipping my back tires in the lake when I launch though...
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I learned my lesson on this the hard way. We've always had to strap launch, but the strap the PO gave us (he lake sailed for the most part) was short enough that my rear wheels would end up in the water on Puget Sound (salt). I thought I rinsed them sufficiently, but when I noticed some strange sounds coming from my brakes, I took it in to my mechanic, the calipers had frozen to the disks, and had broken out chunks of the disk in several places that were about 1" square. $700 later, I had all new brakes, disks, calipers, etc. Now we have a much longer 1" SamsonBraid line we launch with, I don't let my tires touch the water any more.
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