Brakes lock while parked on Monaco Diplomat ??

brobox wrote:
That is what I tried to tell him to do, but he gunned it in reverse and the rear end went BAM!....clunk clunk. I think he has had it rear end wise. Thanks for reassuring I didn't tell him wrong.

I'm guessing the rears were drum brakes and what he probably did was shift one of the brake shoes until a spring popped. He now has a loose brake shoe that is flopping around inside the drum. If this is the case, the wheel will have to be pulled to fix things.

When the brakes let loose after being rusted to the drums, they do let go with a bang. He may not have done any damage.

That is what I tried to tell him to do, but he gunned it in reverse and the rear end went BAM!....clunk clunk. I think he has had it rear end wise. Thanks for reassuring I didn't tell him wrong.

J Walker wrote:
It has happened to me. I just put it in reverse and gently hit the accelerator. Put it in forward and do the same. After a cycle or two of this he should be fine.

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J Walker wrote:
It has happened to me. I just put it in reverse and gently hit the accelerator. Put it in forward and do the same. After a cycle or two of this he should be fine.

Same here, done it several times.

It has happened to me. I just put it in reverse and gently hit the accelerator. Put it in forward and do the same. After a cycle or two of this he should be fine.