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oddly locking front wheel(s)
Yesterday, I got in the Rover ('69 SIIa 88) and when I pulled out it felt like the parking brake was still on. Huge drag against forward progress...
I drove about 10 feet and said "hmmmmm" then tried a few things (like engage then disengage parking brake, engage then disengage 4wd) to no avail.
So later I dragged my way into the garage and jacked up all 4 wheels. With gbox in neutral, 2wd, hubs engaged, the rears seemed fine, left front wheel locked solid. Just to be sure up on the jackstands I started the engine and ran it in 2wd. OK. Then engaged 4wd and it stalled as I let out the clutch.
Pulled the left front wheel, backed off the adjuster and pulled the drum and absolutely nothing weird inside - springs in the right place, no fluid, no oil, shoes good. Put drum back on and readjusted and all seemed fine. Then the right side locked up! I could turn it fwd, then turning back I could only go so far, then turned fwd and it locked up!
Backed off the adjuster and it freed up, then readjusted and all fine.
Dis-engaged the hubs and let it down, took it for a quick drive - all seemed fine. Re-engaged hubs and did the same thing - all fine.
What the....
Anyone have something like this happen?
Pixies? Gremlins? Leprechauns?
I drove about 10 feet and said "hmmmmm" then tried a few things (like engage then disengage parking brake, engage then disengage 4wd) to no avail.
So later I dragged my way into the garage and jacked up all 4 wheels. With gbox in neutral, 2wd, hubs engaged, the rears seemed fine, left front wheel locked solid. Just to be sure up on the jackstands I started the engine and ran it in 2wd. OK. Then engaged 4wd and it stalled as I let out the clutch.
Pulled the left front wheel, backed off the adjuster and pulled the drum and absolutely nothing weird inside - springs in the right place, no fluid, no oil, shoes good. Put drum back on and readjusted and all seemed fine. Then the right side locked up! I could turn it fwd, then turning back I could only go so far, then turned fwd and it locked up!
Backed off the adjuster and it freed up, then readjusted and all fine.
Dis-engaged the hubs and let it down, took it for a quick drive - all seemed fine. Re-engaged hubs and did the same thing - all fine.
What the....
Anyone have something like this happen?
Pixies? Gremlins? Leprechauns?
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