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You probably need to have your ABS changed. When you go to stop your car does it activate the ABS (The brakes acts like your on a slippery surface when you go to stop even though the road is dry). The brake light I have know Ideal if that's related or not.
Try to adjust the rear brakes tighter at the shoes, if you have drum brakes. May require taking the drum off and adjusting the adjuster. Or, adjusting it from the backing plate access hole if there is one.
Be sure to check the cables to make sure they are not broken anywhere between the hand brake lever and the back brakes.
Using a brake adjusting gauge, measure the inside diameter of the brake drum.
Compare the brake drum measurement to the brake shoes.
Adjust the brake shoes by inserting a brake adjustment tool into the knurled quadrant of the rear quad operating lever and adjust the shoes to the same measurement as the brake drum.
Install the brake drum.
Install the wheel and tire assembly.
Lower the vehicle.
Check the brake system operation by making several stops while driving slowly forward.
You stopped short on your last sentence. Here is your solution. Remove the rear wheels and brake drums. Take sand paper - coarse and sand the top of the brakes - do NOT sand on the drums with coarse - use 220 or finer sand paper on your brake drums. This usually will fix it for about 6 months.
the brake shoes must be holding the drum from coming off. in the back of the drum on the backing platte, there should be a place to loosen brakes it is a open slot. use a brake tool or a wide screwdriver to loosen brakes, move tool up or down on star wheel to loosen the brakes.
If you have drum brakes on the rear and I am pretty sure you do, and you had to remove the drums you will need to adjust the rear brakes back to the point of almost touching the drum while jacked up and spinning the tire. Not to tight. The brakes are probably traveling so far to hit the drum that they lock up. This will be more noticeable when raining or damp weather. Hope this helps.
If you have driven more than 100 mi. since brake overhaul your likely cause is Brake return spring off , disconnected or bent. Pull off both drums and check out the return spring and adjust brakes. You're done...most likely
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