why is my wheels locking up when i drive in reverse
Asked by kmoorhead79 Apr 10, 2013 at 08:55 PM about the 2003 Ford Focus LX
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
9 Answers
Which wheels, front or rear?
kmoorhead79 answered 11 years ago
no it drives foward fine but wont let me go more than a few feet in reverse
When you 'back up' I take that to mean...... as opposed to "drive in reverse". Your '03 Focus has rear drum/shoe brakes and they are self adjusting, and if you have a habit of when you back up, out of your driveway of anywhere else and always turn the same direction. one rear wheel is traveling a further distance that the other everytime, the self~adjusting star wheel will over tighten the brakes on that side and when you drive on ahead, it will drag or be locked up entirely
something is really odd here...
How far do you want to go in reverse? More than a car length or 2?
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