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Clio MK2 2002 - Rear wheels totally locked up.

11K views 11 replies 6 participants last post by  madnoel10 
#1 ·
Hey,

Was driving along the motorway 2 days ago doing around 90 and my mates needed the toilet so I pulled over, came off at a round about and pulled into a little layby. I turned the engine off, applied the handbreak and then did what I needed to do, got back in the car.

Started the engine, fine, went to accelerate but it wouldnt go anywhere, I thought my mates were ****ing with me, pulling the handbreak when i wasn't looking. But after finding out it wasn't them. I was likecraap.

I could get it to move a little bit if i ragged the shiiit off it, but the back tyres didnt budge, totally locked up. The handbreak was definately not applied (unless it had broken onto the wheels) because I could move it up and down freely, and it wasn't loose. I tried doing jerky motions with the handbreak to loosen it up, tried to do the same with the breaks, i even tried kicking it. No joy.

I had to leave it at the side of the road, and will be picking it up tommorow (I've lost the keys, whole new story :p)

Any idea on what it could be?
 
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#4 ·
I have came across this problem a number if times. The friction material on one or more of the rear brake shoes becomes detached and locks the drum. The drum can be a devil to remove usually needing a hub puller to get them off. Hopefully the drums won't be damaged and a new set of shoes sorts it out.

Maybe on the other hand the car is protesting at being made to break the speed limit by 20 mph.:)
 
#6 ·
I'd go with this explanation. Citroen and Peugeot run the same set up on some models of Xsara and 306 and our car and a good friends suffered the same problem almost at the exact same time frame so it's an inherent problem in modern drum brakes. Possibly due to greater clamp pressure in modern drums than previously.
 
#5 ·
WHen I pulled the handbrake it still was tight, so I dunno if it is.

And yes I did try reversing, did nothing, just thought i was goingto break the back because it all got pushed up.

Maybe it was protesting, but just 1 week after a full service (1.2k spent) and this happens. I was miffed.

I thought it might be something to do with the brakes melting onto the drum.
 
#7 ·
In my experience Clios with rear drums plus ABS seem to suffer more than the older type. My theory is that the pulsing of the cylinder affects the bonding between the lining and the shoe.

My 1994 Clio will suffer sticking rear drums if I don't dismantle them for a clean every year.:)
 
#9 ·
Brake linings are usually stick on to the shoes these days,there aren't many that are rivetted on any more.It's a reasonably common fault on many makes/models,I had a Volvo at work today that did the same thing with it's handbrake shoes.
 
#12 ·
Even the old riveted type brake linings weren't without their problems. They had a habit of the linings cracking aorund the rivet holes - plus once they wore down the rivets gouged deep grooves into the drums which then need to be replaced.

Yes detached linings just doesn't happen to Renaults - I've seen similar happen on Vauxhalls.:)
 
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