Probably a leaky axle bearing seal. A little 90W oil on the pads will cause the drum to lock up.
John Nasta -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of rocky hill Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 12:30 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] RR brake locking up* Krister, Did you make sure to use brake cleaner and get all the brake fluid off the pads? fluid not removed all the way will make a wheel lock up, and make sure both wheels are adjusted the same. Rocky --- Krister Meister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I replaced half my brake lines, all wheel cylinders > and bleed the system > because of recent leaking wheel cylinders / flex > lines. Never had any > problems with just one wheel locking up. However; > when applying moderate > pressure to the pedal now the RR brake locks up. > The shoes release fine. > I had initially adjusted all four drums to have a > slight drag then backed > it off just a tad. I re-adjusted the RR brake > backing the shoes of a > little more and it still locks up under moderate > pressure. Any ideas? > > 4 wheel drums > manual power brakes > brakes shoes less than half worn, and all shoes are > worn evenly > emergency brakes are disconnected, but move freely > > As long as I don't have to hit the brakes hard it's > OK, but still want to > correct this problem. > > Thank you in advance, > > Krister Meister > Bloomingdale, IL > '66 Chevelle SS #'s > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/
