wheels locked up...

88 turbo · 03-04-2011, 12:17 AM

yea i am actually working on the rear driver tomorrow. Hopefully that will solve the problem when i get both sides done.

Sonyps307 · 03-04-2011, 03:18 AM

The e-brake might be stuck if it was on as it sat for 3years

Bill UK · 03-04-2011, 07:38 PM

A word of warring, always back off the brake shoes when removing the rear discs/drum. The shoes are held on with two pins and springs, one straight and one bent pin. If you pull the disc/drum off with the shoes locked up, or the inner drum is worn leaving a ridge preventing the disc/drum from coming off, you could stretch the bent pin (making it longer) that would then catch on the rear hub when re assembling.

The photos below show a set of new pins and an old stretched pin from removing the disc/drum without backing off the shoes.

88 turbo · 03-04-2011, 11:57 PM

surprisingly enough the brakes came right off. the only thing that was at all stuck were the bolts holding them on. cleaned it all up and left the brakes off(zip tied em as to keep weight of the line) and tried to turn it by hand with no luck(was in neutral). so i threw a wheel on to see if a lil extra leverage would help. Yet my problem still exists... the wheels wont turn.. looks like i'm getting in and getting dirty but at the moment still running ideas and possibilities through my head and others and am still interested in your ideas so keep em coming thank you.

Bill UK · 03-05-2011, 10:52 AM

When you say " the brakes came right off", are you also referring to the disc has been removed ?

88 turbo · 03-05-2011, 12:52 PM

discs are still on brakes are off.

Bill UK · 03-05-2011, 12:58 PM

Don’t forget you still have a set of brake shoes inside the rear brake disc/drum which could be locked up..

03-04-2011, 11:57 PM	#4
88 turbo Stock Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: florida Posts: 5	surprisingly enough the brakes came right off. the only thing that was at all stuck were the bolts holding them on. cleaned it all up and left the brakes off(zip tied em as to keep weight of the line) and tried to turn it by hand with no luck(was in neutral). so i threw a wheel on to see if a lil extra leverage would help. Yet my problem still exists... the wheels wont turn.. looks like i'm getting in and getting dirty but at the moment still running ideas and possibilities through my head and others and am still interested in your ideas so keep em coming thank you. Last edited by 88 turbo; 03-05-2011 at 02:36 AM.

03-05-2011, 12:58 PM	#7
Bill UK AEM EMS Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK Posts: 891	Don’t forget you still have a set of brake shoes inside the rear brake disc/drum which could be locked up.. Last edited by Bill UK; 03-05-2011 at 01:04 PM.

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03-04-2011, 12:17 AM	#1
88 turbo Stock Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: florida Posts: 5	yea i am actually working on the rear driver tomorrow. Hopefully that will solve the problem when i get both sides done.

03-04-2011, 03:18 AM	#2
Sonyps307 Lexus & 550's Join Date: May 2010 Location: Baltimore Posts: 526	The e-brake might be stuck if it was on as it sat for 3years

03-04-2011, 07:38 PM	#3
Bill UK AEM EMS Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK Posts: 891	A word of warring, always back off the brake shoes when removing the rear discs/drum. The shoes are held on with two pins and springs, one straight and one bent pin. If you pull the disc/drum off with the shoes locked up, or the inner drum is worn leaving a ridge preventing the disc/drum from coming off, you could stretch the bent pin (making it longer) that would then catch on the rear hub when re assembling. The photos below show a set of new pins and an old stretched pin from removing the disc/drum without backing off the shoes.

03-05-2011, 10:52 AM	#5
Bill UK AEM EMS Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK Posts: 891	When you say " the brakes came right off", are you also referring to the disc has been removed ?

03-05-2011, 12:52 PM	#6
88 turbo Stock Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: florida Posts: 5	discs are still on brakes are off.