Tonight I pulled the left rear wheel off my '87 4/4 and inspected it for
problems. Bought some brake cleaning spray and cleaned everything, then
greased the two nipples I found behind the wheel. Took the hydraulic line
off and pumped out about a half pint of fluid, then refastened it, and
refilled the reservoir.
The result... no brakes at all! Almost ran into the inside wall of my
garage.
Could not find the leak, so time to take it to a specialist. The car is now
actually leaking from both rear wheels, although the left is greater. There
seemed to be no sign of a leak from the hydraulic lines, so I can't figure
where it is coming from. It must be from the brake drum itself.
Everything under the car looked brand-new. All of the nuts and bolts are
still shiny, like new. First time I actually looked under the car with the
wheel off, and it is spotless. Cannot figure what happened with the rear
drum brakes. I will have to take the car to a mechanic on Saturday morning,
about 12 miles away, and will have to depend on the hand brake to make the
trip.
Thanks for the tips thus far, but I am doing something wrong. A car with
less than 10K miles should not have these problems, or am I wrong?
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