brakes sticking on 93 impreza

[Godfrey Muganda]

The brakes are sticking on my 93 impreza. The problem is intermittent: every
once in a while
stopped at a stop sign or a light, I will attempt to go and the brakes
will stick and prevent the car from moving.

It does not appear to be the parking brake, because it happens at stop signs
and traffic lights when the parking brake is not in use.

I opened up the rear drum brakes and sprayed them with brake parts cleaner,
but the problem is still occurring?

Any ideas as to what could be wrong?

Thanks for your help,

Godfrey

 

[uglymoney]

The brakes are sticking on my 93 impreza. The problem is intermittent: every
once in a while
stopped at a stop sign or a light, I will attempt to go and the brakes
will stick and prevent the car from moving.

It does not appear to be the parking brake, because it happens at stop signs
and traffic lights when the parking brake is not in use.

I opened up the rear drum brakes and sprayed them with brake parts cleaner,
but the problem is still occurring?

Any ideas as to what could be wrong?

Thanks for your help,

Godfrey

No idea on your particular car, but often at around 10 years
brakelines start to go. The fluid is pressed through when you push
the pedal, but can't flow back through the worn out line. It happens
after using the brakes because the heat causes the old brake line to
expand further, pinching off its inards.

This happened to me on the rear of my 89 Taurus SHO about 4 years ago.
Replaced the lines, and the brakes never stuck again.

Just a suggestion!

nate
02 OBW mt5
32,500 miles

 

[Ken Lyons]

The brakes are sticking on my 93 impreza. The problem is intermittent: every
once in a while
stopped at a stop sign or a light, I will attempt to go and the brakes
will stick and prevent the car from moving.

Hill-Holder not releasing properly?

 

[Godfrey Muganda]

Ken:
You could be right about the hill holder. If that is indeed the problem, how
can I fix or replace it?

Also, I just had the clutch replaced. Is it possible that the people who
replaced the clutch messed up the hill-holder?

 

[hippo]

Yep. Hill holder needs adjusting whenever clutch or clutch cable is
replaced or adjusted. Easy enough to do yourself but they should fix it
for no charge seeing it should have been done at the time. Ask 'em nicely
though. They're the ones with all the large blunt instruments! Cheers

 

[Ignignokt]

Yep. Hill holder needs adjusting whenever clutch or clutch cable is
replaced or adjusted. Easy enough to do yourself but they should fix
it for no charge seeing it should have been done at the time.

Is the hill holder particularly difficult to disable completely? I'm
starting to find it annoying. If I apply the brakes to slow myself while in
reverse, the brakes remain applied -- to whatever degree I applied them --
until I again release the clutch.

Ask 'em
nicely though. They're the ones with all the large blunt instruments!

You mean like baritone saxophones and tubas and timpani?

- Greg Reed