Seized rear brake
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Seized rear brake
1998 Grand Caravan, 3.3 Flex, ABS
Went to pull out the other morning and the left rear wheel was seized solid. Drove back/forth a few feet and it clunked & released. Had a Dr appointment so I kept driving with no problems - no smell, noises etc. and the brakes stopped straight and with no pedal issues.
Then next morning it was seized again, and this time it won't release. Back/ forth was useless.
No sign of fluid leaks or anything abnormal at the wheel, other than it's rock solid stuck.
In getting out after parking I also accidently stepped on the parking brake, and now its pedal won't release either.
So, what next?
Is there a way to release the parking brake?
What about the seized wheel?
Went to pull out the other morning and the left rear wheel was seized solid. Drove back/forth a few feet and it clunked & released. Had a Dr appointment so I kept driving with no problems - no smell, noises etc. and the brakes stopped straight and with no pedal issues.
Then next morning it was seized again, and this time it won't release. Back/ forth was useless.
No sign of fluid leaks or anything abnormal at the wheel, other than it's rock solid stuck.
In getting out after parking I also accidently stepped on the parking brake, and now its pedal won't release either.
So, what next?
Is there a way to release the parking brake?
What about the seized wheel?
Last edited by DocM; Nov 11, 2010 at 04:25 PM.
