Rear driver's side wheel doesn't spin

-

intergalactica

FABO Gold Member
FABO Gold Member
Joined
Dec 16, 2006
Messages
429
Reaction score
38
Hi everybody!

My rear driver's side wheel doesn't spin on my '67 cuda. I carefully jacked up the rear (both wheels off the ground) and placed the transmission in neutral and made sure my parking brake was off. Nonetheless...that son of a gun wheel simply won't turn.

I installed some new tires in '08 and probably drove the car 250 miles on em.
Last time I drove the car was about 3 years ago in 2010. I didn't hear any kind of weird noises so I'm assuming the bearings are okay. Never drove it in the rain nor was the car subject to any cold weather...the car is garage kept year round here in south Florida.

I routinely would jack up the car and spin the wheels so I could mitigate any chance my tires would get screwed up. Unfortunately, I haven't done so since my last drive in the summer of '10.

When I installed the tires I also put in a new master cylinder, new brake hoses, and completely flushed and changed the brake fluid. Of course, I also bled the brakes. I may have installed new wheel cylinders although I'm not 100% sure since its been so long ago. Regardless, I know for a fact that I thoroughly inspected and adjusted the brakes.

So...what do you all suggest? Should I remove the wheel and bang away at the drum with a rubber mallet? I was thinking the shoes may have corroded with the drum.

By the way...the car has drums all around and I was able to effortlessly spin the wheels on all sides except the rear driver's side.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
Rob
 
back off the adjuster with a screwdriver through the slot in the backing plate until you can remove the drum,
I am thinking the emergency brake cable is stuck
 
park brake cables do stick in the sheathes sometimes. Underneath the car you should be able to operate that cable and hear the parts inside the drum moving.
Once you're sure the park brake is released and the wheel still doesn't turn, you may need to spoon the brakes down at the adjuster. The drum will need to come off one way or another.
 
You don't really need to take the drums off. If you stick a small screwdriver into one of the backing plate access holes just right, you can push the ratchet pawl away from the star wheel so you can loosen the star wheel adjustment without removing the drums. Poke around through the backing plate access holes with a small screwdriver and a flashlight until you figure out where the ratchet pawl is and how to release it.
 
Living in Fl. as well, the high humidity has likely bonded the shoes to the drum. Take the wheel off and tap on the flat side of the drum with a BFH.
 
-
Back
Top