brian
SILVER Star
...themselves.
pretty much it.
had issues a few weeks ago.
got home that day and noticed a heavy brake aroma from the rear. looking closer the wheels were quite hot and looking under showed lite whisps of smoke from the drums.
pulled everything apart and other than being to tight everything was in order.
let it cool and reassembled. both sides seemed to be about the same amount of over adjustment.
been fine since then... till today.
i have been in the habit of feeling the driverside rear wheel after either driving to work, or back home....a trip of just over 20 miles. normally only remember to do it once....mostly in the afternoon. this afternoon the DS was just slightly warm. warm enough to get me to check the other side....which was plenty warm...but not hot like the last time.
a tug on the ebrake cable on the axle showed the DS was just a wee bit too tight while the PS was indeed overadjusted a good bit too much.
i could'nt get the star wheel to loosen through the backing plate on the PS, so the drum came off....don't ask how. with the wheel off i could not turn it, yet when i ran two bolt in the threaded holes it literally popped off.
once agian everything looked in order. backed the adjuster off and reassembled.
so for the next however long i'll not use the ebrake as a parking brake, as i have been.
thoughts, or did you quit reading?
pretty much it.
had issues a few weeks ago.
got home that day and noticed a heavy brake aroma from the rear. looking closer the wheels were quite hot and looking under showed lite whisps of smoke from the drums.
pulled everything apart and other than being to tight everything was in order.
let it cool and reassembled. both sides seemed to be about the same amount of over adjustment.
been fine since then... till today.
i have been in the habit of feeling the driverside rear wheel after either driving to work, or back home....a trip of just over 20 miles. normally only remember to do it once....mostly in the afternoon. this afternoon the DS was just slightly warm. warm enough to get me to check the other side....which was plenty warm...but not hot like the last time.
a tug on the ebrake cable on the axle showed the DS was just a wee bit too tight while the PS was indeed overadjusted a good bit too much.
i could'nt get the star wheel to loosen through the backing plate on the PS, so the drum came off....don't ask how. with the wheel off i could not turn it, yet when i ran two bolt in the threaded holes it literally popped off.
once agian everything looked in order. backed the adjuster off and reassembled.
so for the next however long i'll not use the ebrake as a parking brake, as i have been.
thoughts, or did you quit reading?