Escape rear wheel hop

SkurdalenFox · 08-07-2011, 02:42 AM

Can't believe I remembered my password... anyhow, gotta question about rear brakes that I hope someone can answer. 08 Escape, 4wd, rear drum brakes. When accelerating from a stop, I'm getting terrible rear wheel hop/vibration from the right rear. It occurs in two stages. from about 0-5mph, it goes away from 5-10mph, then comes back from 10-20mph. No other problems or vibrations at any speed.

I swapped wheels around, and it's still coming from the RR. 70k on the car, 4 front brake changes, original rears. Heavy mountain driving - 4500feet in elevation change mostly along a curvy rough dirt road for a commute.

I'm thinking it's either the brake shoes or the CV joint (rough road, terrible angle on the joint). If it's the brakes, I'll just swap 'em out, but if it's the CV joint, I won't have the free time to replace it myself. What do you guys think? Should I throw some new shoes on it, or is that completely unlikely to be the prob?

08-07-2011, 02:42 AM	#1
SkurdalenFox Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 463	Escape rear wheel hop Can't believe I remembered my password... anyhow, gotta question about rear brakes that I hope someone can answer. 08 Escape, 4wd, rear drum brakes. When accelerating from a stop, I'm getting terrible rear wheel hop/vibration from the right rear. It occurs in two stages. from about 0-5mph, it goes away from 5-10mph, then comes back from 10-20mph. No other problems or vibrations at any speed. I swapped wheels around, and it's still coming from the RR. 70k on the car, 4 front brake changes, original rears. Heavy mountain driving - 4500feet in elevation change mostly along a curvy rough dirt road for a commute. I'm thinking it's either the brake shoes or the CV joint (rough road, terrible angle on the joint). If it's the brakes, I'll just swap 'em out, but if it's the CV joint, I won't have the free time to replace it myself. What do you guys think? Should I throw some new shoes on it, or is that completely unlikely to be the prob? __________________ Jim