my rear drum has seased, i drove the car this morning bout 11 am came bk parked as normal , went to go out in it at about 3.30 and it wont budge, it will drive foward slightly but you can still feel it stuck on , trying to reverse it wont move unless i really push it hard as if i was trying to rverse uphill, and it creaks something cronic , help urgently needed please call me on 07734106026
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URGENT HELP NEEDED - DRUM SEASED
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my rear drum has seased, i drove the car this morning bout 11 am came bk parked as normal , went to go out in it at about 3.30 and it wont budge, it will drive foward slightly but you can still feel it stuck on , trying to reverse it wont move unless i really push it hard as if i was trying to rverse uphill, and it creaks something cronic , help urgently needed please call me on 07734106026
hmmm short post, but if youre trying to take it off but cant, hit it harder with a bigger hammer....
If you just have a seized drum on ya car have you tried rolling it backwards? as they normally will unbind if rolled/driving backwards slightly.
[Edited by Roamer on 7/24/2005 4:35:37 PM]
LoL ok now youve put a full post up hehehe erm.... hmmm id guess youve gotta take it apart and see what the problem is...... snapped spring perhaps?
its very normal, the rear shoes are crap, they "drop" the friction material, which is normally bonded onto the shoe
this falls off and wedges the drum locked
only thing you can do is remove the drums and replace the shoes (dont use renault ones) i paid £24 from my local motor spares place, renault wanted £70
ex Clio 172 owner :(
spring could have snapped.
had that go on mine
ex Clio 172 owner :(
Spring....
When you press the brake pedal, theres a piston in between the two shoes that push them apart onto the wall of the drum.
The spring is there to make sure when you let go of the pedal, the shoes move away from the drum.
Have a look here http://auto.howstuffworks.com/drum-brake.htmhttp://auto.howstuffworks.com/drum-brake.htm
Particulary the next page http://auto.howstuffworks.com/drum-brake1.htmhttp://auto.howstuffworks.com/drum-brake1.htm
The spring can snap and cause the shoes (on the next application of brakes) to lock onto the walls of drum, especially when they wedge in (see the link above) after handbrake has been applied.
Happened to me and I had to get towed back to a garage (towed with rear lifted). Stuck pretty firm, I tried to drive it but it was too loud from grinding and was getting very hot.
Also like someone said, it could have been the friction material of shoe coming off and getting wedged. Happended to my dad on his Fiesta.
ex Clio 172 owner :(
Drum brakes are not advised to DIY if youve not done it before.
Can be a bit more complicated than disc brakes.
I once did mine wrong and nearly overshot a junction.
People say the fronts do most of the work but its surprising how much the rears do.
^^ They just put a new spring in and it was fine.
[Edited by Chris1.4RT on 24 July 2005 at 10:23pm]
Chris1.4RT, the rear brakes do hardly anything, fact. When you fitted your shoes, im betting you messed up with the adjuster and the pistons had to travel further than they should have had to (due to the spring forcing the pistons back in), this basically means that the more effort it takes to engage the rear brakes, the less effort available for the front brakes (you should be able to get away with pumping the brake in situations like this), seen it before.
cliosport1.216v, no way of telling what drums you have... could be bendix, girling, or bosch. Best way to tell is to open the drum and have a look - should be stamped on the drum itself off the top of my head.
If all else fails, use a puller to remove the drum, you may lose the bearing in the process, but theyre cheap to replace and are the least of your worries, lol.