handbrake won't release

Post by **komet** » 05 Jan 2008, 23:16

My camper has sat on the drive and not been moved since october......
However usually i leave the handbrake off and put a brick under the wheel...... unfortunately for me i must have forgotten this time.... coz its stuck fast

Does anyone have any tips on how to release it please

.................

Post by **Westy.Club.Joker** » 05 Jan 2008, 23:26

Take off the rear wheels (chock the fronts first) and smack the drums with a lump hammer to break the bond (or the drum if you hit it to hard)

Post by **Louey** » 05 Jan 2008, 23:28

jack the van up and remove the one rear wheel at a time - it might be one or both rear wheels stuck. with the wheel removed, get a lump hammer and whack the brake drum (with the hand brake released so chock the front wheels) and turn the drum till it frees up.

What has happened is that moisture has welded the drum to the shoes - I may be corrected.

Post by **Rozzo** » 05 Jan 2008, 23:56

^^^^^deffo what they said ^^^^^

Post by **komet** » 06 Jan 2008, 18:21

Thanks For your help guys

.......now where did i put that big hammer

Post by **KarlT** » 06 Jan 2008, 18:42

Put in first & drive it!

Post by **DiscoDave** » 06 Jan 2008, 20:38

KarlT wrote:Put in first & drive it!

that's what i'd do, so is there any reson why i shoudln't??

Post by **Plasticman** » 06 Jan 2008, 20:44

Yep fire it up and rock it 1st - reverse a half dozen times
Mike

Post by **Rozzo** » 06 Jan 2008, 22:14

yeh cos yer handbrakes foobarred so may as well ruin yer clutch too

Post by **Plasticman** » 06 Jan 2008, 22:39

Drop your clutch sharpish, and back off not quite enough to stall it,

If it slips at this then its shot anyway
Mike