Hi Everyone,
I am in the process of fixing the transmission in my L175 and of course I came upon another issue. The brakes are sticking. The right side is tight but serviceable but the left side is horrible. I stripped it down and it took a crescent wrench and a cheater bar to turn it.
If it was a car I would pull the backing plate, press the spindle out, clean it up, apply new grease and it would be fine. It's not a car. I can't pull the backing plate without stripping the rear end. (There is a bolt, into the backing plate from the inside.
I have been using WD40 on both sides and turning it back and forth with a wrench. It's really tight but it will turn.
Has anyone been down this road before and do you have any suggestions?
I am in the process of fixing the transmission in my L175 and of course I came upon another issue. The brakes are sticking. The right side is tight but serviceable but the left side is horrible. I stripped it down and it took a crescent wrench and a cheater bar to turn it.
If it was a car I would pull the backing plate, press the spindle out, clean it up, apply new grease and it would be fine. It's not a car. I can't pull the backing plate without stripping the rear end. (There is a bolt, into the backing plate from the inside.
I have been using WD40 on both sides and turning it back and forth with a wrench. It's really tight but it will turn.
Has anyone been down this road before and do you have any suggestions?