Hy FATTOM,
Sounds to me as if the wheel cylinder has had it. You can replace the seals and rubbers, but it's not usualy worth the hassle as the price of a new wheel cylinder (complete) is not that bad.
Trouble is that if it's been leaking for some time, the brake fluid soaks into the brake lining and bu**ers the shoes up.
Have a look, but be prepared to re-line the rear brakes (both sides) as well as replacing the seals / wheel cylinder.
If it is leeking fluid, it wont be long before the level in the master cylinder starts to fall and your foot brake is affected as well, SO DONT LEAVE IT TOO LONG !
In a nutshell, repair / re-place the wheel cylinder, dry out or re-place the rear brake linings, re-adjust the rear brakes / handbrake and bleed the brake system to remove any air from the system. Job done.
Oh ! just a minute tho' them things that you lot drive have a transmition brake dont they ?
Forget the previous stuff and look for some sort of leak at the rear output from the transfer case. I'm not sure, but there has to be some sort of oil seal on the output shaft. Has to be that seal that's gone. It's going to be trans. oil you can see dripping from the drum, which will still take out the brake shoes tho' so have a look but be prepared to re-place the shoes as well.
I don't know, but I strongly suspect that this will be a fairly common fault with Landys, so I'm sure that one of the Series blokes will tell you in more detail.
|Cruisermik.
