rear brakes
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rear brakes
has any body ever had any probems w/ their rear brakes sticking? as i drove there was a loud sound like then engine whinding out and got louder as i accelerated.
i just got them fixed at the dealership. wat causes the rear brakes to stick like that so i can prevent it from happening again?
thanx
kc
94' aerostar xl sport
i just got them fixed at the dealership. wat causes the rear brakes to stick like that so i can prevent it from happening again?
thanx
kc
94' aerostar xl sport
Last edited by txwbvanpimper; Sep 25, 2003 at 06:04 PM.
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From: western pa,zelienople
what year? were is the parking brake? I have a 91 the parking break is on the floor between the seats, it has a self adjuster on it that needs to be losened when you get new brakes.
Bob
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Three things could cause rear drum brakes on Aerostars to stick. I have had all three happen to mine.
1. Brake shop adjusted star adjuster wheel too tight. Not very likely. The shoes have to be toward the hub to get drums back on. Then you adjust star adjuster from hole in from behind the hub to move shoes closer towards drum. Hole is plugged with oval rubber plug. Not very likely
2. Emergency brake lines, which are called brake sticks, are corroded and do not release all the way when the handle is all the way down. Likely
3. Mechanic mixed up right wheel and left wheel shoe pairs. They may have put two rights on one side and two lefts on other side. Or they could have installed the correct pair on one wheel with the shoes in the wrong position, i.e. front shoe on rear position and rear shoe in front position. You can install them this way and rear brakes make it feel you are towing a very heavy trailer. The steel l part of shoes are identical but the braking layer is longer on one of the shoes for each wheel. I don't remember, but I think the longer portion goes towards rear of vehicle. Most likely
1. Brake shop adjusted star adjuster wheel too tight. Not very likely. The shoes have to be toward the hub to get drums back on. Then you adjust star adjuster from hole in from behind the hub to move shoes closer towards drum. Hole is plugged with oval rubber plug. Not very likely
2. Emergency brake lines, which are called brake sticks, are corroded and do not release all the way when the handle is all the way down. Likely
3. Mechanic mixed up right wheel and left wheel shoe pairs. They may have put two rights on one side and two lefts on other side. Or they could have installed the correct pair on one wheel with the shoes in the wrong position, i.e. front shoe on rear position and rear shoe in front position. You can install them this way and rear brakes make it feel you are towing a very heavy trailer. The steel l part of shoes are identical but the braking layer is longer on one of the shoes for each wheel. I don't remember, but I think the longer portion goes towards rear of vehicle. Most likely
Last edited by xrayjock; Sep 25, 2003 at 08:16 PM.
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Go straight back to the dealership that fixed them and tell them this. Sounds more like a broken/missing retractor spring is allowing a shoe to stay in contact with the drum. The dealership should fix this at no additional charge since it wasn't done properly to begin with.
