Noise from rear wheels. help!

[lee3671987]

i have fc3s.... there is a grinding noise coming from the right rear wheel or the back in general.
It only happens when slowing down going from 10mph down to 0, but It does not happen on accelaration.
Eversince it happends, my handbrake which has drift button having problem releasing once its up.

Any thoughts?

[Milhouse]

sounds like your handbrake is jammed on

[lee3671987]

well its not pulled up when its making that noise. was just driving slowly, the noise almost sounded like when the wheels scrapping the guards....
soo i dont think handbrake is the cause.
at seccond thought it could be the wheel bearings or tailshaft?.... maybe :(

[mitchy]

the handle doesn't need to be pulled up for the handbrake drum to be jammed on.

cable or something may be seized locking on one of the drums, thus the grinding noise, and the handle not releasing so easily as the cable is fully extended.

can you smell burning brakes?

[lee3671987]

hmm not really ay......can smell nothing but fuel on rx7 lol

[Milhouse]

have you recently removed the rear wheels ?

check you havent caught the dust shields around the rotors when you put the rims on. Might have them rubbing against the brake rotor.

[S_E]

hmm not really ay......can smell nothing but fuel on rx7 lol

Touch the disc on the drum part after going for a drive, if the right rear is noticably hotter than the left it's probably dragging.

[DISTRBD]

Remove wheel and check it out ..

[lee3671987]

just looked under the car and looks like that the tailshaft is abit loose when i wobbling it. right left-left n right.
not normal?

the rear brakes seems fine tho.

[mickag]

i dont think its normal for it to be wobbly. Did you make sure that nothing else seems out of place

[joshg123]

Tailshafts have centre bearings, centre bearings have rubber and yes they move a tad..

I vote you actually take the wheel off and have a look, or get a mech to have a look. Asking for advise on a forum isnt going to fix the problem

[badass]

could be the handbrake seized on all the meat is gone so its metal on metal