Where are the front brakes on a jeep?
SHould only be the rear wheels. Front brakes don’t have e-brake. Look at the diagram closely, they are only on the rears. Overly tight drum brakes in the old days was caused by backing up out of the driveway/parking spot frequently and aways the same direction.
Why are the brakes not working on my Jeep?
Breakdown came and mechanic said it is the rear offside calliper that is activating. Sometimes it can move about 20 to 2 foot forward and the brake suddenly applies on its own. Occasionally when in reverse.
Is the parking brake on the front wheels?
being its only the rear wheels , The front doesn’t have the parking brake on them . That is what I would have thought, but it releases the rear brakes and you can creep forward about 20 – 30 yards and then calliper activates and locks up the rear wheel.
Can You reverse with your brakes locked up?
Rocked it back and forth a few times and then was able to reverse, however on going forward, brakes locked up. Can move backwards, but only a few feet forward before they lock up again. Although weather has been cool not exactly cold.
SHould only be the rear wheels. Front brakes don’t have e-brake. Look at the diagram closely, they are only on the rears. Overly tight drum brakes in the old days was caused by backing up out of the driveway/parking spot frequently and aways the same direction.
Breakdown came and mechanic said it is the rear offside calliper that is activating. Sometimes it can move about 20 to 2 foot forward and the brake suddenly applies on its own. Occasionally when in reverse.
being its only the rear wheels , The front doesn’t have the parking brake on them . That is what I would have thought, but it releases the rear brakes and you can creep forward about 20 – 30 yards and then calliper activates and locks up the rear wheel.
Rocked it back and forth a few times and then was able to reverse, however on going forward, brakes locked up. Can move backwards, but only a few feet forward before they lock up again. Although weather has been cool not exactly cold.