The drivers side rear drum has seized on my car.Its been in the garage for the past 4 months but i never left the handbrake on to try and prevent this..

Is there any way of sorting it?If so...how?

Cheers

 

Jack the back of the car up and try moving the wheel backwards and forwards, I had this on my S2 and I dragged it down the road and it was stuck solid, I then jacked the back of the car up and kicked the wheel from behind (so that it would turn backwards) and it freed off straight away.

Failing that it is drum off and sort from there

 

Cheers bud

The wheel still moves but its tight..i only noticed when i got home last night and was walking past the wheel and though hmm that was a nice warm breeze past my leg.Checked drum and it was roasting! Jacked the car up and the as i say the wheel rotates but you have to put some force into it as if hand brake is half on..?

So,drum off then

 

drum off and get some of that brake cleaner spray. clean all the parts and copper slip the moving parts to help stop it from happening again

 

Nice one cheers mate!

 

Ditch the drums and get nice discs on the back stoo m8.

 

I would and i want too but ive just had to fork out for a new boiler

 

Who needs heat,stick a jacket on,. lol.

 

Thats what i said! Its a shame Mel didnt see my point of view...? Dont know what her problem is half the time..

 

Bah,women!!!!!!!!

 

Sounds like a seized Wheel Cylinder.
Get the drum off, get an assistant to put two screwdrivers either side of the shoes, (up the top) and press the brake and see if the shoes move outward, if they don't, ya wheel cylinders seized.

 

How do i go about sorting that mate?

 

replace it

drum off, shoes off, cylinder off - replace. shoes on, drums on

not expensive either, Ł10 i would imagine

 

give it a smack with big hammer