Toyota Trucks: Toyo pickup wont move.......please help

"chaz" wrote in message 
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Chaz pull the left rear wheel. Look at the brake drum. Is it black ? Is
there grease all over the back of the wheel?
If greasey you have a bad axle bearing. If the drum is black and burnt
looking it's the most likely brakes. If neither it could be in the
differential.

"Patrick Weaver" <net> wrote in message
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It isnt black and doesnt look burnt. I took it out tonight, cold, runs fine
for about a mile, then SLOWLY starts to drag, by the time i got home it was
crawling. Engine runs fine, noticed an odor but dont know if it was brake
dust, wouldnt know what a transaxle might smell like.

chaz

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 00:17:00 GMT, "Patrick Weaver" <net> wrote:
 
If the brakes are seizing, that wheel should be considerably hotter than the others.
I had one that would only seize when the temp got over 85F.
Sold it to a guy from California who was shipping it to Belize.
I'll bet they fixed it :-)

That drum might be locked up a bit. If it's been sitting for some time
it probably has some rust on the drum. try turning the star wheel back
a couple of turns and see if that frees it up. Using the brakes a bit
might clean it off as well. leaving a vehicle just sitting is very bad
for them. Good luck with it.

"chaz" <com> wrote in message news:<0wbZb.12366$news.atl.earthlink.net>... 

If the outside temp is dropping below freezing at night and you are using the
parking brake you may have water in the park/emergency brake cable which is
freezing and not allowing the cable to release until the water melts. I have
had this happen on a couple of vehicles I've had. Do use the parking/emergency
brake if you expect the temp to drop below freezing? I've also had pistons
stick in the brake cylinders and once a brake line flex hose deteriorate on the
inside and act as a check valve keeping pressure on at only one wheel.

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The problem seems to be associated with the rear brakes, when its warmer.
When I take the wheel off should the drum slide off or do I need some sort
of puller?






 
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"chaz" <com> wrote in message
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It *should* pull off with only some mild cursing. If the problem is that the
brakes are stuck in the engaged position, then you very well may need some
mechanical assistance, especially if they've cut themselves a groove. A
small lip can form which effectively captures the drum. This is pretty rare,
but I've seen it happen. Go easy, go slow. A rubber mallet or deadblow
hammer, judiciously applied, might be helpful. Space the blows evenly around
the rim, don't hit it several times in one place. Don't use a sledge or an
engineer's hammer (in other words, don't use a metal hammer,) you might
damage the brake drum.

D

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 17:53:14 +0000, Dreamer wrote:
 

If you look carefully, there may be threaded holes in the drum (some not
threaded also). Put a bolt in each of the threaded holes and slowly turn
them in *evenly*. Don't strip the holes with the wrong size bolt!

Often it is just easier to work the drum loose; turn and pull, pull and
turn. Patience.