6/77 B300 Coachmen | Rear Brakes Locked-up?
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6/77 B300 Coachmen | Rear Brakes Locked-up?
I am the recent proud owner of a 1977 B300 'Coachmen'; and this will be, hopefully, my first vehicle.... if I can get the big ol' boy running.
It'll need a bit of work, mostly interior... firstly though, does anyone have any tips on how to de-stick the rear brakes? The driver's side is locked up, and so far trying to knock it loose hasn't worked. I'm thinking the emergency brakes were left on for the years it's sat.
The adjusting wheel is locked up; is there any way to pry the emergency brake adjuster out from between the shoes?
We pulled the axle out and it still won't turn, so it must be the emergency brakes.
Thank you for the help.
The ol' boy is in the process of being cleaned, as it has been sitting for years.
It'll need a bit of work, mostly interior... firstly though, does anyone have any tips on how to de-stick the rear brakes? The driver's side is locked up, and so far trying to knock it loose hasn't worked. I'm thinking the emergency brakes were left on for the years it's sat.
The adjusting wheel is locked up; is there any way to pry the emergency brake adjuster out from between the shoes?
We pulled the axle out and it still won't turn, so it must be the emergency brakes.
Thank you for the help.
The ol' boy is in the process of being cleaned, as it has been sitting for years.
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I had a stuck drum on the passenger side when it was time to yank my TranStar out of the old man's yard a couple of weeks ago. I could tell it was stuck before it moved because the emergency brake cable wouldn't actuate anything on that side.
What the lifelong old Dodge guy did was slam it into drive, gun it and let the torque break the drum free, I have yet to get inside the drum to see what damage it caused but nothing rattles or scrapes. I'm 99% sure this is the wrong answer and I was just a witness to an impatient old man trying to get something huge out of his yard.
EDIT: But it worked.
What the lifelong old Dodge guy did was slam it into drive, gun it and let the torque break the drum free, I have yet to get inside the drum to see what damage it caused but nothing rattles or scrapes. I'm 99% sure this is the wrong answer and I was just a witness to an impatient old man trying to get something huge out of his yard.
EDIT: But it worked.
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