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amt25

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Hi guys, I decided to take my Freelander for a spin after being on the drive for a month. It stared I put it in reverse, took the handbrake off and the car didn't move, feels like the brakes are still on. Heard a loud noise when I tried again. Seems its the back left wheel that is stuck.

What could be wrong?
Many thanks,
Anand
 
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By the way, 2 things.

1. if you enjoy spammer emails then by all means keep your username as it is.

2. Never leave handbrake on for prolonged periods, just put it in gear...and if you don't use the car much occasionally rock it back and forward to prevent the brakes seizing as they have done in this case.
 
Many thanks storm. Question posted, thanks for pointing that out.

How do I un sieze? Or is this is something that can't be done by a novice?


Regarding the username...good point. Is it possible to change this or do I need to create a new account?
 
You only have 7 posts so you may as well delete your account and start a new one...you can send an email to 'ratty' or 'sirus' but they have quite a lot to see to anyway..

As for the brakes..you need to see if they're damaged..but it sounds like it...clean/replace/repair as necessary..
 
With regards the original question. My handbrake sticks on in winter when left overnight. It releases if I accelerate slightly to pull away and is fine for the rest of the day. I was tending to pull the handbrake all the way up on the ratchet, but now just leave it in park with light handbrake unless on a hill. When it does get stuck its always the left rear where the clunk comes from. Had breaks inspected and everything is fine so must be one of those things. When I used to run Mini's (old ones) this would happen all the time, simply pull the handbrake off & on a few times would release it.
 
I have recovered 2 Freelanders in the last week with similar - brake dust and water mixing..then freezing. In each case car had only stood overnight. Whack with hammer to free...then garage for strip-down and clean. :)
 
Jodsclass said:
With regards the original question. My handbrake sticks on in winter when left overnight. It releases if I accelerate slightly to pull away and is fine for the rest of the day. I was tending to pull the handbrake all the way up on the ratchet, but now just leave it in park with light handbrake unless on a hill. When it does get stuck its always the left rear where the clunk comes from. Had breaks inspected and everything is fine so must be one of those things. When I used to run Mini's (old ones) this would happen all the time, simply pull the handbrake off & on a few times would release it.
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thanks for the tip. Did try that, but doesn't move, so will do as others have advised and that hopefully works.
 
Mines done that a few times too. I do park on the drive with the handbrake off and the gearbox in P but still occasionally have to use the handbrake and it still sticks after use. Ive stripped it down and cleaned but it still does it. I find that rolling down the hill by me with the handbrake slightly raised keeps it from jamming up. Although this will wear your brake shoes out quicker and cause more dust in the drum which will make it stick again eventually. Sort of a viscious circle really !
 
Thank u very much guys for your advice. I took the wheel and disk off and have it clean. sorted.

thanks once again for the great advice.
 
This works:

Remove brake drum and look at the lever on the bottom of the shoe where the cable attaches. This is the bit that usually sticks. Remove and use a hammer and drift to hit the top of the rivet(pivot) holding the lever, but ensure mechanism is supported from other side. This will create a small amount of space at the pivot. The problem will not re-manifest itself. Did mine about 12 months ago, and have done one or 2 others. All still OK.
Hope this makes sense.
 
jacko4034 said:
This works:

Remove brake drum and look at the lever on the bottom of the shoe where the cable attaches. This is the bit that usually sticks. Remove and use a hammer and drift to hit the top of the rivet(pivot) holding the lever, but ensure mechanism is supported from other side. This will create a small amount of space at the pivot. The problem will not re-manifest itself. Did mine about 12 months ago, and have done one or 2 others. All still OK.
Hope this makes sense.
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Funny thing is mine was exactly the same again on saturday. I'd done it about a year ago but had to do it there again. As you say, the pivot where the cable comes in is where mine seizes. A clean & some copperease & working the pivot a few times has cured it (again)
 
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