Hand brake adjusted too tight?

[Abo Bob]

I just recently had a service and a week or so later noticed my back brakes sqeaking.

Pulled my wheels off just now and both back brakes appear to be slightly on. I can turn the wheels when the car is jacked up but when they are off i don't have the strength to turn the hubs.

Could my handbrake be adjusted too tight and be slightly dragging or is there another possibility here?

Thanks.

[NFAA32]

umm.. isnt the handbrake a drum style? so you saying the back brake pads being slightly on would be irrelevant?

[Abo Bob]

No dude it's a skyline. 4 wheel disc brakes.

[Chef_32]

he's right. there are drum brakes behind the hub which are used for the hand brake.

The discs are only for the normal brakes

[(B1) MR_fanny]

my brakes are slightly touching the disc too....i thought this was normal?? though i can still turn the disc with my hands no probs just makes an ever so slight scraping noise...i assume its just the rust buildup being scrapped off

[Duncan]

not sure sarpi as per above there are small drums behind the discs on the rear hubs for handbrake only.

As for brake pads, they always touch the disc lightly...so thats not necessarily a sign of a problem.

When the car was serviced were the rear brakes touched? maybe the anti squeal shims were not put back?

[Abo Bob]

New pads front and back last service. hmmm. Alistair or Aaron did them.

[Steve]

Good call on the shims - if you dont put them in the brakes make alot of noise.

When you jack the car up to turn the wheel, are you doing one side at a time or both sides?

If you are concerned that the handbrake is over adjusted, jack up both rear wheels, and have a look on the inside of the disk/drum (diff side) there is a wheel inside that can be rotated with a screw driver to adjust the tension on the brakes. Back it off until the wheel turns.

Better still, take the car back to the original place and get them to do the job properly:)

[red900ss]

Adam, if the pads are new you may not be able to rotate the hub by hand. Try spinning it with a wheel attached. You should get 1 or 2 rotations with moderate effort.

Still doesn't explain the squealing, as was mentioned maybe check the shims.