99 civic Rear brake locking up after replacing everything
Having a problem with my rear passsengers side drum brake. It locks up and
then after an hour it is fine again till the next time it decides to happen. I have replaced the shoes and had them cleaned up as well as the flex line and the problem still persists. Anyone have any idea what this could be? I am at my wits end as they say. |
Re: 99 civic Rear brake locking up after replacing everything
"Davieo" <david.osmond@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:fJzqc.43922$Np3.1814443@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca... > Having a problem with my rear passsengers side drum brake. It locks up and > then after an hour it is fine again till the next time it decides to happen. > I have replaced the shoes and had them cleaned up as well as the flex line > and the problem still persists. Anyone have any idea what this could be? I > am at my wits end as they say. > Need more info. ABS? 'I have replaced the shoes and had them cleaned up as well as the flex line and the problem still persists.' - what does that mean? Stop and go or freeway? What happens during the hour after lock up till it frees up? |
Re: 99 civic Rear brake locking up after replacing everything
not abs you have to leave the car parked for about an hour and it goes
away. While its locked the car will move but is sluggish and you can smelll burt brakes a mile away. "R Thompson" <rthomps9@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message news:ZrPqc.1824$%C.1789@fe1.columbus.rr.com... > > "Davieo" <david.osmond@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote in message > news:fJzqc.43922$Np3.1814443@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca... > > Having a problem with my rear passsengers side drum brake. It locks up and > > then after an hour it is fine again till the next time it decides to > happen. > > I have replaced the shoes and had them cleaned up as well as the flex line > > and the problem still persists. Anyone have any idea what this could be? > I > > am at my wits end as they say. > > > > Need more info. ABS? 'I have replaced the shoes and had them cleaned up as > well as the flex line > and the problem still persists.' - what does that mean? Stop and go or > freeway? What happens during the hour after lock up till it frees up? > > |
Re: 99 civic Rear brake locking up after replacing everything
"Davieo" <david.osmond@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:TvTqc.44389$Np3.1846779@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca... > not abs you have to leave the car parked for about an hour and it goes > away. While its locked the car will move but is sluggish and you can smelll > burt brakes a mile away. > "R Thompson" <rthomps9@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message > news:ZrPqc.1824$%C.1789@fe1.columbus.rr.com... > > > > "Davieo" <david.osmond@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote in message > > news:fJzqc.43922$Np3.1814443@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca... > > > Having a problem with my rear passsengers side drum brake. It locks up > and > > > then after an hour it is fine again till the next time it decides to > > happen. > > > I have replaced the shoes and had them cleaned up as well as the flex > line > > > and the problem still persists. Anyone have any idea what this could > be? > > I > > > am at my wits end as they say. > > > > > > > Need more info. ABS? 'I have replaced the shoes and had them cleaned up > as > > well as the flex line > > and the problem still persists.' - what does that mean? Stop and go or > > freeway? What happens during the hour after lock up till it frees up? > > The rear brake hose could be check-valving, plugging or collapsing after use and not letting pressure off, but they don't usually come and go like your description. Could be the parking brake not releasing completely and leaving the brake applied a little, which over time locks up, but again the symptoms don't quite match the usual problem. Are the rear brakes adjusted properly and equally? Can you pull the drums off and adjust the shoes in on both sides then drive and see if the problem reoccurs? |
Re: 99 civic Rear brake locking up after replacing everything
I agree with the parking brake diagnosis. I had the same
problem on my 98 civic, i haven't fixed it yet, but i disconnected the parking brake on the side that was locking up (you can do that right at the brake lever, just pop out the cable), and since then no more locky-locky. I am waiting til it gets nicer out to check to see what the real problem is... I suspect it has to do with a rusty spring that makes the P-Brake cable release all the way. t |
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