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What causes the car rear wheels to seize up?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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bad break pads

If it is disc brake it could be,

caliper slide pins are frozen,

caliper piston frozen,

e-brake cables frozen.

If it is drum brake it could be,

frozen wheel cylinders,

frozen e-brake cables.

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