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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 08:30 PM
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Partially seized brake?

87 Mustang GT.

Started the car up today for the first time in a long time, moved it out of the garage, as it coasts at low speed the car keeps on "jamming/braking" went it hits a certain spot when the wheels turn, if im crawling along the car will actually come to a full stop. I have to give it gas to get it to move again, dont feel it when i'm actually driving the car but that ain't a good thing, so what are the changes that its something else than a bad spot on one of my drums? And if so what else? There is no audible sound when it happens so I dont think its something like the diff or a bearing. Let me know what you guys think.
Old Apr 18, 2010 | 08:34 PM
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I think you nailed it right on the head with it being a brake drum issue. Did you have your parking break engaged while it was in storage?
Old Apr 18, 2010 | 11:20 PM
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Maybe a rust issue re brakes of coarse
Old Apr 19, 2010 | 09:49 AM
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^^^^ yeah.....have u tried to go fast/brake hard and then repeat.....it could unjam the brake if its a litle rust..
Old Apr 19, 2010 | 09:53 AM
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I'll try that tonight and see howit goes, and yes idiot f-cken me had the hand brake on when it was stored..
Old Apr 19, 2010 | 12:34 PM
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^^^^ ahhh, thats what I thought. There's your problem. Pretty common among guys who have cars in storage with their hand brakes engaged. When I store mine I leave her in first gear (manual transmission) and place blocks behind the tires. Do that next year and you won't have a problem.
Old Apr 19, 2010 | 01:31 PM
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Ye ive always done it like that, usually in neutral. dontknow what the hell i was thinking!!
Old Apr 19, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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How'd i go.Figured it out?
Old Apr 20, 2010 | 08:54 AM
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havent had time, my habs were playing last night (at least they were playing duringthe first period) so the mustang took a back seat.
Old May 6, 2010 | 09:16 AM
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Update, smokey brakestand did the job.



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