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rear brake draging issues

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rear brake draging issues

Post by matty_wall »

G'day all

my rear brakes are draging on my 92 SWB vitara

i loosened it off but as soon as i drive it and use the hand brake they start draging again.

any help would be much appreciated

cheers
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Post by 11_evl »

drive thru a few deep mud puddles, that normally get rid of rear brakes
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Post by lump_a_charcoal »

Done a lift recently?
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Post by matty_wall »

lump_a_charcoal wrote:Done a lift recently?
no its completely standard at the moment.
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Post by ScrawnC »

Try loosening the handbrake cable right off, it may be over-tight.

Has it just started or has it just gotten progressively worse? Have the shoes been replaced recently?
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Post by want33s »

Broken spring???
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Post by matty_wall »

want33s wrote:Broken spring???
all the springs are in working order
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Post by v840 »

Are the brakes that are dragging drums? (sorry, don't know vits) If so, clean them out and adjust them and see if that helps.
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Post by matty_wall »

i brought new shoes and tried to fit them but the hub wound barley fit over them no matter the adjustment, to make the hub fit over i had to tighten the bolts to force it over. so i put the old ones back on and there working fine... very strange......
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Post by ScrawnC »

Wrong size shoes?? Did you put them side by side before you fitted them? Usually a quick visual check will tell you if they are wrong or not
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Post by matty_wall »

ScrawnC wrote:Wrong size shoes?? Did you put them side by side before you fitted them? Usually a quick visual check will tell you if they are wrong or not
looked exactly the same to me. one of them was 1-2 mm wider than the rest. would that make a difference?
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Post by ScrawnC »

Could do. How badly are the drums scored/lipped?
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Post by 86slowsierra »

seems odd that it only locks up after you put the handbrake on, other wise its fine, yes? So it has to be something to do with the handbrake system.

try loosing the handbrake cable a bit, actually when was the last time it was replaced? couldnt hurt to smash a new one in there.
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Post by matty_wall »

all fixed!!
i throw a new cable in there.. working even better

it looks like there was no grease where the shoes tough that back plate either. i reken that would have helped a bit.

thanks for everyones help
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