Rear wheels locking up very easily.

  1. Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2007 Sunderland Posts: 10341
    #1
    How do you adjust the rear brakes to stop them from locking up easily, It is happening without even stamping on the brakes. Sometimes I find light braking they lock up and leave a nice brake cloud for the person behind me.
  2. Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2008 milton keynes Posts: 334 saxo mk1 vtr in posssiiiii blue
    #2
    rear brake compensator on the rear left arm is probably siezed.
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 6640 Integra DC5R & VTS
    #3
    Give williams a shout - they rust up dead easy so it probably just needs freed off.
  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2007 Someones Bumhole Posts: 5721 Mk2 16v Desire
    #4
    most likely the compensator as said above aly, theres a thread on here about location it will need freeing off
  5. Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 York Posts: 768 VTR
    #5
    Did the problems start when it was lowered? (is it lowered?)

    Freeing it off should be fairly simple, but to adjust it after lowering will need a brake tester to do properly (or plenty of trial and error)

    PM some of the people advertising lowering services for advice on how to do it.
  6. Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2007 Sunderland Posts: 10341
    #6
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by LeeumH View Post
    Give williams a shout - they rust up dead easy so it probably just needs freed off.
    It was locking up before Williams touched it but obviously with the beam damaged I couldn't test it too much since the car veered all over the road.
    If it's something I can do myself with a basically tool kit and some axel stands I will do it.

    Just need the direction of what to do

    It's pretty dangerous right now tbh, braking hard in a straight line is ok but if I brake a little on a corner the rears lock up a bit easier making the back end very twitchy.