Frozen rear wheel on 2019 Tacoma

What are the probable reasons for frozen rear wheel? Would powertrain warranty cover this? If no warranty what are probable costs?

 

Probably gonna need more details. Parking brake on and frozen? That's pretty common.

 

Welcome to the forum. Seems that this happens when water gets into the rear brake drum. Most people just rock it back and forth to free it up.

 

Probable reasons for frozen rear wheel: The cold.

You should explain a bit more about what you mean. If you're referring to the parking brake sticking, this is a common occurrence when the weather gets below freezing.

 

Thirded - parking brake.

 

Another reason to move to south Florida

 

Rear right wheel is the only wheel frozen. It's been rocked repeatedly. It was cold when it froze but it's been 40 then 50 degrees for 2 days.

 

Mine does this when I go through the carwash and then use the parking brake without letting it dry first. Fix is put in 4 low to break it free.

 

This happened to me too, it was 50* out so the water was not frozen.

 

Yup. It's the rust that makes it stick, not ice.

 

I would bang on the wheel and tire with a rubber mallet a few times. That would dislodge it sticking from rust/ice/gum/etc.

 

Hammer on the brake drum. Try turning the star adjuster to retract the shoes.

Be careful trying to break it free by brute force. In some cases the backing plate will get deformed. Replacing the backing plate requires separating the driveshaft/wheel flange from the bearing. That's a big job requiring a hydraulic press and bazooka-sized press tool.