locked rear wheels

"Lawernce" <lt36469.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I'm assuming the hand brake cable is OK because it takes pressure to apply
> it. I tried checking the drum brakes but I can't remove the phillips
> scews in the drums. Any suggestions?

This is getting scary ...where did you find philips screws to begin with?
You are obviousllly over your head with this , the cable on the handbrake
will stretch even if the brakes are already locked in place. Try another
newsgroup that is frequented a bit more , a general automobile newsgroup.
The problem you have is not Kia specific so any car newsgroup will do ,
don't do anything else till you really know what you are doing !
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On Jul 26, 9:27 pm, "PhilO" <ph... RemoveThis @gnt.netspam> wrote:
> "Lawernce" <lt36... RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:41c74378bdc82aecda125dfc3cd7fc54@localhost.talkaboutautos.com...
>
> > I'm assuming the hand brake cable is OK because it takes pressure to apply
> > it. I tried checking the drum brakes but I can't remove the phillips
> > scews in the drums. Any suggestions?
>
> This is getting scary ...where did you find philips screws to begin with?
> You are obviousllly over your head with this , the cable on the handbrake
> will stretch even if the brakes are already locked in place. Try another
> newsgroup that is frequented a bit more , a general automobile newsgroup.
> The problem you have is not Kia specific so any car newsgroup will do ,
> don't do anything else till you really know what you are doing !

Someone is over their head here and it's not the OP, there are philips
screws holding the drums on. Best way to get them off is to get an
impact driver:

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?cat=Mechanics+Tools&pid=0094...1000&ve

Had this same problem on my van, try tapping on the drums with a
rubber mallet. With mine I had to back up a few feet, and it let go
finally. You could break something doing that, so try at your own
risk. I ended up adjusting the equalizers for the ebrake to get the
pedal travel inside the car back within spec. To find the spec for
your car, try www.kiatechinfo.com. Should have some good diagrams
there too.
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The impact driver is a great tool to remove those phillips head screws. It
worked on my Jetta. Even taking a large, 'expendable' phillips screw driver
and putting it on the screw, pushing in, turning to loosen, and then
hitting it with a hammer will usually work.

"89GMC" <dziarcak.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Jul 26, 9:27 pm, "PhilO" <ph....RemoveThis@gnt.netspam> wrote:
>> "Lawernce" <lt36....RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:41c74378bdc82aecda125dfc3cd7fc54@localhost.talkaboutautos.com...
>>
>> > I'm assuming the hand brake cable is OK because it takes pressure to
>> > apply
>> > it. I tried checking the drum brakes but I can't remove the phillips
>> > scews in the drums. Any suggestions?
>>
>> This is getting scary ...where did you find philips screws to begin
>> with?
>> You are obviousllly over your head with this , the cable on the handbrake
>> will stretch even if the brakes are already locked in place. Try another
>> newsgroup that is frequented a bit more , a general automobile newsgroup.
>> The problem you have is not Kia specific so any car newsgroup will do ,
>> don't do anything else till you really know what you are doing !
>
> Someone is over their head here and it's not the OP, there are philips
> screws holding the drums on. Best way to get them off is to get an
> impact driver:
>
> http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?cat=Mechanics+Tools&pid=0094...1000&ve
>
> Had this same problem on my van, try tapping on the drums with a
> rubber mallet. With mine I had to back up a few feet, and it let go
> finally. You could break something doing that, so try at your own
> risk. I ended up adjusting the equalizers for the ebrake to get the
> pedal travel inside the car back within spec. To find the spec for
> your car, try www.kiatechinfo.com. Should have some good diagrams
> there too.
>
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On Jul 25, 7:09 pm, "Lawernce" <lt36....TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm assuming the hand brake cable is OK because it takes pressure to apply
> it. I tried checking the drum brakes but I can't remove the phillips
> scews in the drums. Any suggestions?

The screws are #3 Phillips and you must use a #3 to remove them or you
will destroy them. I can usually break them loose by putting a
crescent wrench around the handle of the screwdriver to gain enough
leverage to break them loose. If that fails you may have to use an
impact driver to loosen them.

Did you store the car with the emergency brake on for an extended
period of time? Doing so will rust the rear shoes to the drum....

Chris
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> This is getting scary ...where did you find philips screws to begin with?
> You are obviousllly over your head with this , the cable on the handbrake
> will stretch even if the brakes are already locked in place. Try another
> newsgroup that is frequented a bit more , a general automobile newsgroup.
> The problem you have is not Kia specific so any car newsgroup will do ,
> don't do anything else till you really know what you are doing !

Kia uses 2 #3 Phillips screws to retain the drums on most cars.

Chris
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