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kizz81:
hello,
went off roading last weekend and got stuck in some very deep mud, the hand brake stuck on yesterday when i was in a traffic jam, not fun for the cars behind, and today it wont even move of of the drive. it is stuck on better than it worked before hand  :lol:

i spent two hours changing alternater and trying to take hand brake apart, got dark and wet and cold so i gave up. i cant get the drum off all screws are out, can anyone suggest any ways of getting the drum off?

its a E reg 90 with a later fitted 200tdi in.

cheers kizz

Hightower:
Land Rover tool #1 - lump hammer!!

When mine started to sieve, I just whacked it a few times with a hammer to free off some of the crud, then was able to take it all apart.
Then I fitted an X-Brake and no more problems!!

Saffy:
can you back off the adjuster nut to release the drum?

Defender:
You'll probably have to back off the adjuster nut & try forcing the expander rod back in. This should free off the shoes enough to remove the drum.
You will then have to remove & strip down the expander unit & adjuster unit. Give them a good clean out with degreaser to remove all of the accumulated mud & old grease etc & re-assemble them with plenty of copper grease. Then re-fit.
Alternatively, buy an X-Brake....I did. :)

kizz81:
sounds like its time for an X-brake :lol:  when the money comes, means finding a job :oops:

i will try to release adjuster somtime this weekend, but for now its a good method of security a seized hand brake  :lol:

cheers for the advice

kizz

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