stuck ebrake

[--weezl--]

so i went wheeling on sunday, and did some deep water crossings, and come tuesday, the temp dropped below freezing (and hasn't come back up since) we also got a 6" dumping of snow, and it has been snowing since. the first thing i noticed was my truck had a tendency to slide out, especially on right corners. also, it has been taking more throttle to get going, i thought it was just the issue driving through 8" of snow. last night, while leaving the bar, my truck did the same full sideways slide, and i noticed that my right rear tire was not turning, it was locked completely, i did notice earlier in the day the smell of burning brakes, i thought it was someone else's vehicle though... the e-brake cable past the frame on the drivers side, is dangling down about 2 inches and very slack, and the pedal has not been coming all the way back up on it's own recently either. i'm curious what this problem is, i'm thinking it's either something in the drum, or the cable that runs from the drivers side to the passenger side, binding up inside

 

[06RangerXLT]

pull it off, thaw it out and clean it out. if that doesnt help let us know.

 

[--weezl--]

i said screw it and changed the shoes, while doing so, every part i took off, with the exception of the old shoes and the threaded adjuster, went into a bucket of hot water, everything had a decent coating of mud on it, and came out a lot cleaner... immediate impressions, the problem is solved, but we will see how it goes over night while it's on the street freezing