brakes

my driver rear wheel is lockin up. i pulled the drum and found this.


theres fluid on the hub, i just dont know the cause of the lock-up. any ideas? im thinkin the piston

wheel cylinder.. when they go bad, they start to leak and eventually push 1 of the pistons out and it locks in sideways

accually the backing plates get grooved.. as you can see in the pic the cylinder is all the way depressed so it isnt stuck out.. once they pop out by themselves they usually dont go back into place.. take your pads off and check the backing plate for wear and grooves.. i bet you thats what it is.. i see it all the time.. i usually just fill it with weld and grind them smooth again if you have to take the axle out to get a new backplate on..

yeah, i guess they are depressed lol.. i didn't look at the pic all that well the first time around

yeah i'll try the plate. thanks!

if i were you i would take the 50 bucks and just re do both rear breaks springs and all. things like that are best to be replaced.

when you buy shoes, they come with the springs lol

mine didn't i had to get a seperate kit.

wtf? did you buy them from autozone? lol

even though i am ashamed yes i did..... lol when money is tight improvise!

you probably paid roughly the same as advance wants for a full kit lmao

good luck finding an advanced autoparts around here with somebody with a brain behind the counter here... autozone has old fat guys that know what they are talking bout lol

Wheel cylinder took a crap and blew fluid everywhere.

that's why i tell the tards at advance to turn the keyboard my way lol

I have oreillys and autozone or napa. Oreillys is my fav. cause i know all the guys in there and get discounts.

fordman68 wrote:

good luck finding an advanced autoparts around here with somebody with a brain behind the counter here... autozone has old fat guys that know what they are talking bout lol

Fred knows his Poop. And Autozone aint gonna pull u outta a ditch if u need pulled out. lol

thats what i think im gonna do. and reseal the cylinder.

just get a new one.. they are like 10 bucks... do both sides with some new drums and shoes for under 150 bucks.. they you wont have to worry about them for another 10 years

really? i never bought a new one. i always honed and resealed the cylinder. i didnt know they were that cheap.

i have never heard of anyone honeing and resealing one.. i have always bought new.. lol

thats what i do lol. my grandpa never gave me a choice.