hey guys - what would cause the rear calipers to lock up? i just noticed it today..... theyre locked and compressed on to the rotor ... no idea why this has happened

thanks!

 

is your e-brake on?

 

check for a rusted e-brake cable, or one that is otherwise kinked or bound up on something.

 

rusted/kinked e-brake cable eh?

ill have to check that out

thanks!

 

hope it helps a little, not sure if that's your prob. or not, but it happened to my mom's cavalier once, cable left pulled for a while and rusted stuck, I've also heard of kinked ebrake cables. Well, hope you get it sorted out, keep us posted.

 

hwo does the e-brake assembly work?

thanks

 

It is just a mechanical lever that is pulled by the cable. The result is virtually the same as when you press on the brake pedal, but it just does not use the hydraulics.

 

NOPE!!

im about 90% sure the rear brake calipers have seized ....


wonderful!

 

so you are saying that *both* rear calipers have seized at the exact same time? Time to go buy a lottery ticket.