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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 02:09 PM
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The rear wheels on my 2k locked solid
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 02:49 PM
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 03:06 PM
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The handbrake part or the caliper?
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 03:09 PM
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never leave handbrake on when cars prked up for any length of time, leave it in gear heindsite's a great thing
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 03:13 PM
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I know mum parked it in her neighbours garded told her to leave the handbarke off
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 03:13 PM
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 03:16 PM
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Hammer the drum
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 03:18 PM
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Dont know what part as it be difficult to get to it to take the wehhel off

And at the min I cnat go there myself
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 03:19 PM
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Chhers that what I thought
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 03:43 PM
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Either that or try putting it under load in forward and reverse but do it slowly and see if it'll free off on it's own if space is tight.
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 04:06 PM
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You can do it without taking the wheel off, from under the car gently tap the backplate of the drum. Take care around the brake pipe and wheel cylinder.
Dragon's method is worth a try too.

My old mini used to be seized everytime i got in it
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 04:09 PM
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i use to put a block of wood though the alloy to the drum and hit it with a hammer.ur hear it pop back into place
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 04:12 PM
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took the wheels off tapped the drums freed and started now

So got month to get it ready for the shows
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 04:14 PM
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 04:22 PM
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 05:21 PM
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 05:27 PM
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rs2000 with drums
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 05:35 PM
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Yes the later ones had drums and very little paint or white paint uner the bonnet of metallics to save costs.

But think the 4x4s had disks as stantard on later models

The early bonnet tits examples had disks though as standard
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fooking ford fookers trying to save money again
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 05:37 PM
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So Less have you stripped the rear brakes to get them nice and free

Send me some pics of your cabbie i'll see ya on msn
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 05:39 PM
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Brookesy will take some better pics tommorow

Too dark here at the min,nnot I not stripped the brakes yet but it here at the flat now (not i dont mean its lierally indoors with me)
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