help my handbrake is stuck on ma frst, i washed it last night and drove it into garage can only think there sort of stuck onto drum thing.

have had a bash at the drums and one is now going roudn but the other isnt???

also i have lost ma locking wheel nut so cant get the wheel and drum off


a very stressed out

carl

 

ill jus state the handbrake lever goes down alright but the handbrake wont release

 

has any1 experianced this before?

how did you remedy it??

 

PLEASE SOME ADVICE!!!!

it still stuck there

 

Just go for a gentle drive and i bet it will unstick

 

Depends how stuck. I had this on my S1 a few years back after winter storage - I just revved, let the clutch go and fed the power in - you hear a bang as the shoes release from the drum.

I also learnt that it's best to leave the handbrake off over the winter bricks either side of her winter wheels keep her in one place.

 

if u can get at it with a hyde mallet or something similar it may release with a few wacks.
they always have for me.

if you try to just drive it then make sure there is nothing in front of you incase it quickly releases and u go flying forward

 

its been stored for 18month and it started fine handbrake was fine, dotn remember whether ileft it on or not tho! even the battery has lasted after a good charge!!!

jus washed it last night, last thing was the wheels then reversed into garage! maybe the water caused them to seize? tried driving forward luckily it didnt break cuz the bmw was in front of it ( dont really want to hit both motors lol fook sake)


smacked em both and one las loosened and goes round dont know how loose might still be sticking a bit?

other one stuck like a dodo, cant move it walloped it quite a bit???!!!!

WHAT SHALL I DO??

cheeRS

carl

 

Check the cable is routed correctly.

Try reverse gear to free it off if all looks fine

 

<edit> but move the beemer out of the garage first

 

you can get the drum off with the wheel still attatched you know. Just undo the big fuckoff nut and struggle a bit

 

providing you have a centre cap that you can get off with out taking the wheel off.

personally i would just try driving it or wacking it more.
if it was moving free yesterday then i should go today.

but like said above. move the bm

 

Give it some revs and lift the clutch. As cowboi said: if it was free yesterday, then it shouldn't be too solidly stuck.
As for the locking wheel nut: carefully weld a bolt onto it then use a socket to remove.

 

or buy some reverse thread sockets.

it turns on the locker anti clockwise then when it wont go any more it start to pull the locker out.

its actualy quite scary how quick u can get them out.

 

Get a bigger hammer and stop being a girl.....

Hope it comes free for ya......

 

havent tried yet today been working

tried pushing it tho still stuck, will try starting it and driving in mo c if it moves???!!!!

FOUND LOCKING WHEEL NUT

if only the standard ford jack wasnt so shit i prob would be sortin it now just cant b aRSed due to the crap jack

 

got hold of trolley jack, took wheel off and WALLOPED the drum and it freed!!!!

hopefully when i pull her out of the garage tomo it wont be stuck agaib

glad to get out of the bm, clutch started smellin due to you know what stinky thing!

cheeRS for all the help and advice!!


carl