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no skid plate (unfortunately)Is the rear DS contacting the skid plate by chance?
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no skid plate (unfortunately)Is the rear DS contacting the skid plate by chance?
Even with pliers, the knob does not budge. There is some oil leaking down the housing. The odd thing is that the sound didn't gradually become louder and its definitely loud metal sounding. Almost like a bearing.You may be lucky and have just too tight barely e-brake shoes. Try adjusting off 1 click and see if noise goes away, I will say that sound was more teeth contact sound than shoe drag but I have had my ebrake just barely drag and it makes wierd sounds. Search on here for which direction to rotate adjuster to back shoes off and to find adjuster if you dont know where it is. Its on the backing plate for e-barke, at the bottom.
Parking break is worn but holds the car if it's not on a steep incline. I will try to get a better video today of the actual chatter.Got any parking brake shoe left?
Take a look at this.. Post number 8 identified his problemThanks to all that added info- I had some time today and dropped the rear axel and removed the drum. Without the drum there is no noise or chatter as the unit turns. Smooth as silk. With the drum is reattached with the pressure from the bolt and the unit turns, the sound comes back. Somehow the drum is pressing or making contact with the bottom 1/4 of the brake assembly as it turns, catching on something. Now that I've isolated it to the brake and not the transfer case. Is the next step to rebuild the brake? I'm not sure what could possibly be the cause for the contact?