hey guys just bought another 1st gen today this ones in perfect and i mean perfect condition.only 168k miles.ill post some pics.but anyways the guy told me he replaced all the brakes front and back and he was driving it and heard a pop from the back and now it makes grinding sounds and he said the rear passnger brake is turning hard like its stuck applied and he said it was difficult to remove the hub...if it was an axle seal wouldnt it leak? or maybe the line is bad and the fluid went in and a blockage wont let it come back..oh and he tried diconnecting the parking brake,didnt do a thing....thanks in advance for any suggestions

 

maybe the hardware broke and is wedged between the drum and shoe. same wheel on my truck kinda the same thing. mine was the self adjusting cable kept breaking, twice in the same amount of weeks.........just took it out and adjust it often.

 

that never really crossed my mind And that could be it.im bringing the truck home today so i cant wait to pull that hub off to see.thanks for pointing that out

 

If you think the wheel cyl. is holding pressure on the shoes take the line off at the wheel cyl. this will relieve pressure. I think this is unlikely. I would try to loosen it on the star wheel then remove the hub to see whats going on.

 

yeah disconnect the parking brake,and the line at the wheel.good thing i didnt sell my old first gen yet so i can use that as a reference

 

so it turns out the guy i bought the truck from had the star wheel too tight and he didnt turn the rotors or drums and thats why it felt spongy..anyways thanks for the advice