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richnsx

New Member

• Dec 11, 2011

• #1

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Can you help diagnose this?

My wife says that she has experienced issues in last few days where it seems that the car will not move when she puts it in Drive. She has to give it some welly before it will move. Then this morning I noticed the problem first hand...

Symptoms:

- Rear left wheel will move about 3/4 rotation and then seize up.
- RHS side turns fine.

I am assuming that this has been going on for a few days and that my wife managed to un-seize the rear wheel. I am reluctant to try and release the "seize" by powering the car as I do not want to cause more damage.

any ideas?

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joe27979

Well-Known Member

• Dec 11, 2011

• #2

might be your handbrake cable pivot plate siezed causing wheel to lock up.
Best thing is to whip wheel and drum off and have a peekaboo inside old bean

 

Optimus Prime

Well-Known Member

• Dec 11, 2011

• #3

try reversing about 1 wheel revolution before driving off, will only be a temporary fix until you get the drum off and clean all the brake dust and crud out.

 

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richnsx

New Member

• Dec 11, 2011

• #4

Thanks for comments on brakes. Will open the drum and look inside. I hope this is the culprit it sounds alot less expensive than other possibilities.

However, if brake is sticking why would it allow wheel to move at all?

As I mentioned it moves for partial revolution and then seizes up.

I will investigate this afternoon.

 

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richnsx

New Member

• Dec 19, 2011

• #5

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Opened the drum and cleaned area well. Could not find any obvious issues. However since then no more binding.

Thanks as always for the continued great help from this forum!
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teddywood1

Well-Known Member

• Dec 19, 2011

• #6

it sounds like your brakes are grabbing the drum caused be brake dust at this time of year it gets wet and goes solid hope this helps

 

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D3savage

Active Member

• Dec 20, 2011

• #7

Hi this happened to me you need to remove drum. Take wheel off give drum a clout with a hammer and it should ease off with some persuasion....Once inside ...... at the point where HB cable clips to arm there is a pivot point...... I bet you this is siezed like what mine was......I used a little bit of wd40 and put mole grips on lever and moved it back and forth ..... until easy.....then I applied a little tiny amount of copperslip grease.....tried it again to work in. Cleaned any traces of WD off..... and bingo cured. I think large amounts of brake dust clag it up..... good luck