Dragging parking Brake like noise -2005 Explorer

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TWRUD - 08 Mar 2008 12:27 GMT

I just replaced the rear disc brakes, rotor and parking brakes in my
2005 Ford Explorer. The rear parking brake is the hat style which
the
parking brake is within the rotor for the disc brake. The problem is
that I can not stop the sound of which is the parking brake dragging.
I gained access to the star wheel and backed off to the point that I
can slide the rotors over the parking brake. But no matter what I do
the parking brake drags. I replace the spring clips on the parking
brakes but still no success. I've drive about with the brakes
dragging to wear in but no success. I checked the ID of the rotors
and are OK????? I can not be the only home mechanic with this
problem. What am I missing

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aarcuda69062 - 08 Mar 2008 19:15 GMT

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> I just replaced the rear disc brakes, rotor and parking brakes in my
> 2005 Ford Explorer. The rear parking brake is the hat style which
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> and are OK????? I can not be the only home mechanic with this
> problem. What am I missing

There are known cases of aftermarket rotors hitting the backing
plate at the edge of the parking brake drum. i.e., the drum
portion is a wee bit too deep. Make sure that isn't what's
happening. You may see scrape marks on the rotor but not on the
backing plate.

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