just went to go to the bar and my rear drivers side wheel wont spin. wtf? my e brake feels like it isn't even connected when i realeased it. any suggestions? i'm thirsty and running out of cigarettes..

btw-97 civic dx with drums in the rear. car ran fine this morning. hmm...

 

is it freezing *** cold where you are?if so,it's probably frozen.
Chris

 

i thought of that but would that explain the loss of pressure in the e brake line?

yea it's stoooopid cold

i also checked the fluid and open the bleed valve and fluid was flowing, dont know if this helps

 

ebrake cable could be froze on, thats y when u released it the handle goes down but feels really loose

 

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what to do? i wanna go drink

can i get under the car to release it? any ideas would help

why the hell would only one side freeze

 

try backing up with it and drive forward a bit, might free it up, might not, its worth a try

 

i already tried that, my girl got in the car and i put my foot in the spokes and it moved but the ground in my complex is all frozen so i am just dragging it. hmm..

 

anyone?

 

find some pavement, or wait till it warms up out man. dont know what to tell ya, take a taxi

 

lol.. thanks

 

and just so you know the ebrake only engages the back left

 

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what?!have you ever actually looked?both rear brakes are engaged.

only thing i can suggest is find a way to warm up the car.can you get it into a garage maybe?
Chris

 

hmmm, my dads truck locks only one side lol, i thought they were the same, guess not

 

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WTF?! lmao...

Anyway, yeah, both our rear are engaged by the e-brake. Since it's cold out and you can't really do much around/outside the car, go inside and remove the center console piece so you can see the two cables that attach to your e-brake handle. See if either of the two cables move as you release/engage your e-brake handle.

 

thanks

 

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WTF?! lmao...

Anyway, yeah, both our rear are engaged by the e-brake. Since it's cold out and you can't really do much around/outside the car, go inside and remove the center console piece so you can see the two cables that attach to your e-brake handle. See if either of the two cables move as you release/engage your e-brake handle.</TD></TR></TABLE>

its an old truck i dunno maybe sumthins broke

 

cables dont move-any ideas how to get them to move?

car has been warming up outside now for over an hour. i'm gonna go check on it. see what happens.


Modified by hb_guy at 5:22 PM 1/23/2005

alright-got it rolling. i disconnected the bracket that holds down the e brake cables inside the car. that let the cable move enough for the wheel to spin. i am just gonna leave it disconnected until i can take the wheel and drum off to inspect/clean/change whatever needs to be changed. thanks for everyone's help


Modified by hb_guy at 6:38 PM 1/23/2005

 

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car has been warming up outside now for over an hour. i'm gonna go check on it. see what happens.


Modified by hb_guy at 6:38 PM 1/23/2005</TD></TR></TABLE>
i'd say it's still at lleast partially frozen.the hub/drum area doesn't get warmed any if you let the car run and warm up,so letting the car run won't get the brake unfrozen.getting the car moveable,and driving it some will heat things up enough to fix it.
Chris

 

Pull out the butane torch!

 

It's not frozen. This happened to an EK that we E-tested last year, I got in it and tried to drive, but the left rear wheel was stuck and the ebrake handle had a similar feeling to what he described. I told one of the mechanics what was happening, and he went outside and fixed it. I didn't see what he did exactly because I had other cars to test, but I know he had that wheel off, and he told me he had to back the shoes off from the access hole on the backing plate.

 

thanks and the rear drum is coming off tomorrow

 

put a tray or a skateboard under the wheel

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Art In Motion &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">put a tray or a skateboard under the wheel </TD></TR></TABLE>
read grasshopper! it already rolls

 

get this fixed yet?

 

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its an old truck i dunno maybe sumthins broke </TD></TR></TABLE>

Better let him know about it, lol.