Rear brake dragging

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Rear brake dragging

October 12, 2010, 01:01:20 AM

The right rear brake on my 82 drags when moving forward. Reverse is just fine, but the second I put it into drive, it sticks. The parking brake is also very hard to engage. I am thinking that maybe the self adjuster is malfunctioning. Is it possible to install that backwards? I did recently do some brake work on it.

Rear brake dragging

Reply #1 – October 12, 2010, 02:02:12 AM

Try lubeing everything up on the drums. The adjuster can be adjusted, but I personally have never done it.

Rear brake dragging

Reply #2 – October 12, 2010, 08:59:16 AM

If it was fine before you did the work and it is having the issues after you did the work then most likely it was a simple installation error. If you have a Haynes manual there is usually a picture of what the assembled unit is supposed to look like and it will say if it is the left or right hand side. You just have to flip it for the opposite side as there are primary and secondary shoes and the adjuster can easily be installed backwards. You may also have an e-brake cable that is frozen causing an issue.

Darren

Rear brake dragging

Reply #3 – October 12, 2010, 10:47:40 PM

Quote from: Aerocoupe;339126

If it was fine before you did the work and it is having the issues after you did the work then most likely it was a simple installation error.

The funny thing is that I did the work on it a couple of months ago and it started acting up last week. I will take a look when I get some time. Thanks for the ideas.

Rear brake dragging

Reply #4 – October 13, 2010, 09:17:43 AM

Interesting indeed. It has to be something simple like the primary and secondary shoes are on the wrong side or the adjuster is in backwards. Brakes are pretty simple when you get right down to it. I always had to get the picture in the manual out to make sure I had it right. I remember the first time I did them I disassembled both sides and then tried to put it back together...the old photographic memory did not work on that one. That is when my dad bailed me out and got the service manual out and showed me the picture of what it was supposed to look like. Now I disassemble one side and put it back together before touching the other side so I have a reference.

Good luck and I still say it will be something simple.

Darren