I noticed today that my driver side rear brake was sticking so bad that when
the car was jacked up I couldn't turn the wheel. The passenger side rear
and both fronts turned freely.
I figured the hand brake was hanging up. I turned the adjuster all the way
out and disconnected the hand brake at the wheel and pushed the lever on the
brake all the way in. The wheel still wouldn't turn.
I opened the bleeder and drained about 1/2 ounce and then could just turn
the wheel a little, but still really hung up. I took the wheel and drum off,
moved everything around and nothing seemed to be binding. When I took the
shoes off I squeezed the cylinder plunger rod in about 1/2" with pliers.
Cleaned
the adjuster and put anit-sieze on it and put it back together and it turns
as it should.
Since the passenger side rear is okay I know it can't be a swollen rubber
hose. I doubt it's contamination in the line. I changed the fluid a few weeks
back and it was clean and everything bled the way that it should.
So the question is can the brake cylinder itself hang up internally? Will
it hang up again the next time I apply the brakes?
Mark
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