2000 Toyota Tundra How To Remove Locked Up Drum Brake

Make sure that everything is installed in the proper place.

2000 toyota tundra how to remove locked up drum brake. Same principle as a turkey call. Hose the whole thing out with brake cleaner and clean the shoesdrums with it right before you put the drum back on. Unscrew 4 Bolts 14mm on backside and pull Axle out.

If I clamp both front lines off let it sit and still have a good pedal the I likely have a defective new caliper or a bad line. Remove the bolt mounting the caliper to its bracket and then lay the caliper on top of the axle or otherwise but do not just let it dangle by the brake line. Although you can carefully manually adjust them this is not particularly easy to do and should not ever be needed.

In this video Ill show you how to diagnose a locked up brake caliper andor dragging brakes for one wheel. Alternate between the two bolts tightening them until the drum comes loose. For some reason i cannot drive more than 20 miles before i get a stiff feeling in the brake pedal and a dragging feeling in the brakes.

Your rear brakes are self adjusting. Usually when brakes lock up on one wheel its ca. Removing the drums this often I have no problems with them.

Mine still stuck because brake pads were expanded try turning the star wheel adjustor as well. 14WA calipers came on 2010 Lexus GX460s and 2015. 2000 tundra no brakes.

I brush off the brake dust with an old paint brush to keep the brakes from squealing. It broke loose and came off. Yes you can adjust them.