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Drum brakes vs. winter question



Sorry, the car's an 88 Cabby, so same as an 8V Scirocco in terms of the
brakes.
>
> Okay, so it's finally winter here, -19C (1F). And the daughter comes hme
> and announces that the cars "F*%$ed". As I anticipated, of course. It
> would wait for the bitter weather. But turns out it's got a brake that's
> sticking on. (Rear, PS, drum). Which I figure I should be able to deal
> with.
>
> So what are the likely candidates? Frozen/sticking cable?  What else? I
> just want to make it as quick a fix as humanly possible. Just wanted to
> know what the most likely issue is before I go out and pull it apart.
> (Which may wait till it warms up a bit...)
>
> Cathy
> 1999 TDI New Beetle
> 1987 2L 16V Scirocco
> 1979 1.8L 10:1 8V
> "Deja moo- the feeling you've heard this bull before"
>
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Cathy
1999 TDI New Beetle
1987 2L 16V Scirocco
1979 1.8L 10:1 8V
"Deja moo- the feeling you've heard this bull before"