8 3/4 help needed

66blackcoronet · Sep 3, 2019

I have a 66 dodge coronet. I have just completed a disc brake conversion on. Before I did the conversation I was having issues with the left rear tire "locking up". I figured it was the drum brakes seizing up from the car sitting up for a few weeks at a time. I live close to the coast of south Carolina and right now we are expecting a hurricane in the next few days so I moved my car to a safer place. As I was loading the car on the trailer with a com-a-long I noticed that same wheel locked up. When I had the car up on jack stands I had no issues turning the wheel in either direction. I apologize for the long post but I felt I needed to explain it in a little detail.. I appreciate any input on this.

ph23vo · Sep 3, 2019

release the bleeder on that wheel and see if it loosens up.. if not prob just the wheel cyl sticking

BeepBeepRR · Sep 3, 2019

I had a caliper stick but it was due to the rubber hose collapsed inside and caused it to lock the fluid into the caliper. The inside basically turned into a one way valve.

Cranky · Sep 3, 2019

If it continues to stick, pull the drum off to see if rear end oil is leaking into the brakes.

66blackcoronet · Sep 3, 2019

All my brake parts are brand new.. new master cylinder, new lines,new calipers.. with no weight on the axle the wheel rolls fine in either direction. As soon as I put the car on the ground and tried to load it on the trailer now all of a sudden the wheel won't roll..

khryslerkid · Sep 3, 2019

Make sure the adjuster on that wheel is not backwards. (Wrong one for that side)

Charged440 · Sep 3, 2019

As soon as I put the car on the ground and tried to load it on the trailer now all of a sudden the wheel won't roll..[/QUOTE]

Wheel bearing?

66blackcoronet · Sep 3, 2019

Charged440 said:
As soon as I put the car on the ground and tried to load it on the trailer now all of a sudden the wheel won't roll..

Wheel bearing?[/QUOTE]
Brand new.."green bearng".. my dad says the clearance between the OD of the bearing and the ID of the bearing housing may be too big and it causes the bearing to lock up because of misalignment...

Cranky · Sep 3, 2019

66blackcoronet said:
Wheel bearing?

Brand new.."green bearng".. my dad says the clearance between the OD of the bearing and the ID of the bearing housing may be too big and it causes the bearing to lock up because of misalignment...[/QUOTE]It would have to really severe for a Green (ball) bearing not to roll.......

Daves69 · Sep 3, 2019

How about the possibility of a stuck parking brake cable?

BB BELLA · Sep 3, 2019

is it possible a rotor isn't seated correctly against axle flange and the weight of car on the rotor is causing it to bind in caliper?

8 3/4 help needed

66blackcoronet

Member

ph23vo

Well-Known Member

BeepBeepRR

Well-Known Member

Cranky

Banned Henchman #27

66blackcoronet

Member

khryslerkid

FBBO Gold Member

Charged440

Well-Known Member

66blackcoronet

Member

Cranky

Banned Henchman #27

Daves69

Well-Known Member

BB BELLA

Well-Known Member

Similar threads