 94 Celica GT : rear wheels locked up on me |
 Jun 14, 2011 - 1:00 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 26, '11 From Wisconsin Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Hey guys, this might be a dumb question but how do we check our cars if our rear wheels are locked up? My rear wheels are locked up after letting it sit in the garage for too long with the e-brake up. While jacking up my car and putting it in neutral, the front spins freely but the rear wheels are locked up. This is my first time, where should I start looking for first?
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Jun 14, 2011 - 10:19 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Apr 18, '06 From Calgary, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 37 (100%) |
This happened to me once - not sure where you are in this world, but after sitting for so long in the elements, my e-brake had formed a bond with the inside of the rotor. I had to do some serious banging with a hammer to try and loosen them off. You could also try removing the rotor (mind you, I'm assuming you have disk brakes on all 4 wheels - you haven't really given any details), and that process should loosen the grip that the e-brake has to the rotor surface.
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Jun 28, 2011 - 10:32 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 26, '11 From Wisconsin Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (KAOS @ Jun 14, 2011 - 11:19 AM)  This happened to me once - not sure where you are in this world, but after sitting for so long in the elements, my e-brake had formed a bond with the inside of the rotor. I had to do some serious banging with a hammer to try and loosen them off. You could also try removing the rotor (mind you, I'm assuming you have disk brakes on all 4 wheels - you haven't really given any details), and that process should loosen the grip that the e-brake has to the rotor surface. Thanks Kaos. Took your advice and its working again. Yeah, I have disk brakes on all 4 wheels. |
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Jun 29, 2011 - 10:44 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '11 From Paraguay, Winchestertonfieldville Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
when my ford escape came in the container the rear wheels were locked up only the right one though...put it in 4wd and after dragging 1 meter it moved...we also beat the **** out of it
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Jun 30, 2011 - 4:05 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 22, '07 From Houston, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
id soak the inside of the drums with some penetration oil like PB blaster and try to drive it a few feet (in reverse would put more pressure) it shuld break it free... then u can spray it with brake cleaner to get the oil off ur rotors
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