Brake Problem, Please Help!
 

okay here is the situation, if i'm going forward then i can brake fine, no problems, but if i back, up the rear driver side tire, wont move, it just locks,up what could the problem be? the brakes are basically brand new, and the cable for the e-brake is not kinked and is free moving. i'm thinking to much pressure in the lines, but dont know please help

sounds like a frozen caliper, but who knows without looking at it.

oh and just to verify for everyone, its rear drum brakes....:(

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Cant tell without looking at it man. Feel free to PM me and arrange a diag.

naw, short on money bro, literally have probably 20 bucks to my name, and thats gas money, so ....cant do it bro thanks though

I didn't say i was gonna charge ya did i.

lol, naw i figured it was shop though, but once i' get my traction bar in and i can actually drive the big beast i'll hit you up, i appreciate it man

Usually when drum brakes grab backing up, is because the shoes are in the wrong position. It is easy to mix up the shoes and a lot of people don't even realize there is a difference. There is a simple rule to follow and it's easy to remember, "Long shoe in back."

my .02

...thanks bro, yea the guy i bought it from took it to a shop to have it done, so i'll check it out, anyone know. what exactly to do to get the outer drum off?

to get the drum off, simply remove the wheel :)

Also, quite occasionally, ppl over tighten the preloaded spring... other than that, what Dan already said and of course a failed / stuck cylinder could be an issue

.....ight yea cuz i have the car on stands right now and last night i could not get the damned outer off for my life, lol, its really funny though, it fuckin spins fine forward, then bam, wont go back.

sounds like someone did a 'great' job with the breaks.

sometimes u have to put 12mm bolts into the two threaded holes and tighten them from side to side to pop the drum off. Shoudln't have to do tha if the breakes were done recently...

ight yea i'll take a look at it when i get home cuz i'm in class now....like alwasy lol, but yea, i appreciate the input i just hope nothing is to fucked up cuz i dont wanna put any money into the brakes cuz in a bit ima do rear disc conversion, so...ye

i just used a hammer and tapped it around the edges to loosen it and then pulled it off.

This works under normal cicumstances, woudn't recommend it if you think you have an existing break problem as it can shatter shoes :)

^^^^didnt think about that

bet you will from now on though right? thats all that matters :)

yea so i fuckin hate breaks, specialy on old cars, they are caked with shit form, 15 years ago lol, but still no luck on this topic

Offer still stands :-p

i know bro, i'm gettin the part i need to drive the car tomorrow, then saturday takin to the dmv, and maybe meet up wit you lol? lmk

its a possibility. i leave my house at 3 on saturdays...

yea, gotta figure this problem out... im tired of riding my bike to school! lol

...its not really a problem cuz i can drive forward fine lol

lol, but u cant back up... how u gonna park?

it backs up....just one wheel wants to lock up lol, its all good lol