Noise from parking brake
04-13-2014, 01:36 AM
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Noise from parking brake
I have a 73 with a rotational noise coming from the right rear. The car had been restored a little over ten years ago with only 6,000 miles since. Pulled the right rear rotor and found the front parking brake shoe rubbing on the axle flange. The spring holding down the shoe and backing plate both look okay. The bracket that retains both pads at the top is bent, doesn't appear to be designed to hold shoe under force. Has anyone experienced this before? My question is wether the parking lever is causing the shoe to come out of adjustment or if it is the mounting to the backing plate or the backing plate itself. The front shoe doesn't sit right at the top and appears may be caused by the lever. Don't want to replace everything and have the same thing occur. Thanks for the advise.
04-14-2014, 07:47 AM
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I have a 73 with a rotational noise coming from the right rear. The car had been restored a little over ten years ago with only 6,000 miles since. Pulled the right rear rotor and found the front parking brake shoe rubbing on the axle flange. The spring holding down the shoe and backing plate both look okay. The bracket that retains both pads at the top is bent, doesn't appear to be designed to hold shoe under force. Has anyone experienced this before? My question is wether the parking lever is causing the shoe to come out of adjustment or if it is the mounting to the backing plate or the backing plate itself. The front shoe doesn't sit right at the top and appears may be caused by the lever. Don't want to replace everything and have the same thing occur. Thanks for the advise.