Parking Brake - HELP
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Parking Brake - HELP
Hi
I am trying to get at my parking brake to see why it is dragging on the wheels , I have drilled out the rivets but I cant get the disk off
Its driving me nuts - Any idea's on what to do next??
TIA
I am trying to get at my parking brake to see why it is dragging on the wheels , I have drilled out the rivets but I cant get the disk off
Its driving me nuts - Any idea's on what to do next??TIA
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Parking Brake
Did you back off the adjusters so that the shoes don't grab the rotor? PG.
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The shoes may be rusted in position dragging the rotor or you still have some rivet parts holding them on. Look up my thread on T/A's and you'll see what things look like under the rotor.
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Thanks for the replies - Yes had the adjusters backed off as far as they would go . I got it off eventually , I think it was a mixture of a couple of the rivets still grabbing a bit and the face of the hub and the back of the disc stuck together with crud/surface rust
Turns out the drivers side had a broken spring (the one from the top) that had fallen and hooked at the bottom - was dragging on the drum.
The other side was fine .
Both sides turn but it takes a reasonable effort - I think this is due to the effort needed to turn the driveshafts - it is twice as hard to turn the hub backwards as opposed to forwards , why is that??
Anyone know where I can get just the spring and not a whole rebuild kit - Gm stealership maybe??
Turns out the drivers side had a broken spring (the one from the top) that had fallen and hooked at the bottom - was dragging on the drum.
The other side was fine .
Both sides turn but it takes a reasonable effort - I think this is due to the effort needed to turn the driveshafts - it is twice as hard to turn the hub backwards as opposed to forwards , why is that??
Anyone know where I can get just the spring and not a whole rebuild kit - Gm stealership maybe??
Last edited by britvette; Mar 14, 2009 at 07:56 PM.
