2001 Volvo C70 Repair Question
Topics covered: Parking brake, Parking brake shoe, Brake shoes.
Mileage: 85,000 miles.
Mileage: 85,000 miles.
Asked on April 22, 2011
Rear wheel locks on reversing
Volvo C70 convertible 2001 2.0 LPT. When reversing after having handbrake on, rear o/s wheel locks. taken to volvo specialist repaired twice who adjusted handbrake but still doing it.
Asked by flacksimonAnswer
Replied on April 22, 2011
I had a similar thing happen on mine.
I have rear disc brakes which have whats called Drum in hat parking brake shoes,the shoes contact the inside of the rotor when applied.
Mine,the parking brake shoe lining detached from the actual metal shoe and was just free to move about in the back of the rotor and get itself wedged in there and lock up the wheel.
Have the tech remove the rotor and visually inspect the parking brake shoes.
Hope this helps
Replied on April 22, 2011
Yes, I believe that is what has occurred.
One of the parking brake shoe lining has detached itself from the shoe causing the brakes to bind when reversing.
