Mark
So the question is can the brake cylinder itself hang up
internally? Will it hang up again the next time I apply the brakes?
Can it hang up internally; yes it can; with the wheel and drum off push the
brake pedal some then release and watch the action of that cylinder. This
will show if anything is hanging up for any reason. Check that the cylinder
moves in and out properly and that the shoes retract; grease the pads that
the shoes ride on if needed.
If the cylinder looks like it is hanging up you will have to remove it and
check the condition of the rubber cup seal on the piston and the condition
of the cylinder wall which should look like a mirror finish.
Remember that the rear brake cylinders are a slide fit on the back plate to
help center the shoes and to move when the hand brake is applied. Make
sure the cylinder can slide.
Put everything back together and with just the brake drum on; try the brake
pedal and the hand brake to see if it works properly.
Good Luck
Ron Fraser
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From: tigers-bounces+rfraser=bluefrog.com@autox.team.net
[mailto:tigers-bounces+rfraser=bluefrog.com@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
CoolVT@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 4:03 PM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Sticking brakes
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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