chev s-10 rear brakes

[pj4]

my rear brakes barley work. new shoes, adjusted them up, wheel cylinders do work, bleed brakes, tried diff master cylinder,anti-lock computor,computor disconnected, even tried by-passing anti lock, still no brakes. any suggestions? its a '91' S-10 exteneded cab 4x4

[mnheadshot]

Is there any chance they gave you the wrong shoes?

[Jeremy airjer W]

How do you know they are not working?

[pj4]

when on icy roads, the rear tires roll while the front lock up.jacked up one rear tire,put in gear, with front tires blocked and applied brakes, this only slows the tire slightly. how else can a person check the brakes? the shoes are the correct ones.

[castindad]

airjer i have had the same problem scince my s10 was new front locks up and rear does nothing ? had new shoes put on and still rear breaks ? bad set uo me thinks? any help would be apprecxiated castindad

[Guest]

Anti-lock rear brakes maybe? Some vehicles have that set up.

Could be proportioning valve also.

More often than not, vehicles just need the brakes bled. I usually have mine pressure bled after doing major brake work.

[Jeremy airjer W]

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You got me on this one! If there is an issue it would have to be with hydralics. None of the other electrical stuff should have any influence with out there being some sort of audible or sensory perception. A disfuctional ABS system will not inhibit the braking quality of a vehicle.

Have you turned/replaced the drums?

Was the master new or remanufactered?

Are you sure all the air is bled out?

[Jeremy airjer W]

I had a thought last night. Did you try changing the rear brake hose?

[upnorth]

Are you sure you adjusted the brakes up far enough? I usually adjust them up to the point that kinda scrape when you turn the drum by hand.