Breaks stuck after washing

Washed my 21 Tacoma , backed into its spot, next day right rear e brake stuck! Tried rocking in low range, ( mines a manual) no help, then read on here about pulling e brake lever a few times while I'm under truck wiggling the lines, that worked and thanks to the people who wrote this.
BUT, I didn't wash under truck only sprayed wheels to clean, so how in the hell does this happen, and yes I will now drive before parking, and YES, I'm now afraid to use ebrake.

 

Breaks......?
what BROKE?
PLEASE post pics of your 2121 tacoma
and welcome to TW

 

really ?

 

Happened to me too, only sprayed the wheels. I just don't use the parking brake for a couple hours after I wash, no big deal. Happens to every drum brake vehicle I've owned.

 

Try stomping on the brake pedal fairly hard 2 - 3 times and the rear drums should break free.

I have never had my rear drums get stuck after driving in heavy rain, but I do block the tires with the E-brake off when washing.

 

You need new rear shoes…when they get some wear in them, the dumbass reaction bar parking brake system that Toyota started using in ‘05 likes to jamb up.

Use OEM shoes only, and use a high moly grease on all linkage contact points. That’ll get you another couple year LS before you have to do it again.

be careful giving it the beans in 4 low…I just bent the shit outta my brake shoes and the rivets holding the lower anchor block onto the backing plate using force to try and break them free…

replace the shoes before they’re 1/2 way worn and you shouldn’t have this issue.

 

Same thing happened to me a few years back in the late summer, around 50k miles. Set the Parkin brake, I hand washed the truck, sprayed water around the wheels, and when I went to drive away the rear brakes were “locked up”. Wet drums does something very weird to the parking brake system.

 

I’ve heard of this happening somewhat frequently.