Guest John Steggles Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 HELP My Hobby 650 (Fiat Ducato) has been parked up over the winter period and I now find that I cannot move the van as the rear offside brake has seized on. The van is parked in a neighbours back garden, on grass with softish soil underneath. Have tried to jolt the brake free alternatively putting the van in 1st then reverse but the front wheels are just digging in. Has anyone any "tricks" to unseize this brake??? Thanks in anticipation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MelB Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 I have heard that the judicious use of a lump hammer can help! Just don't get carried away!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clive Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 After the horse has bolted BUT next time leave it in low gear, chock the wheels but leave the parking brake released when its laid up! Copper hide mallet is preferable to lump hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pat Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 If you can tow it why not jack up the offending wheel and place a greasy board or sheel of metal under it then once on solid ground you should be able to free it off by rocking backwards and forwards. Once free would be a good idea to gently apply the handbrake whist on the move to clean up the drum. Then as Clive says if you are going to leave the vehicle parked up leave it in first or reverse and chock the wheels to avoid this happening again, but be careful when starting it again to depress the clutch so as not to lurch unexpectedly backwards or forwards> Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David Powell Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 I assume you have completely slackened off the brake adjustment via the back plate, if not, that often will let the shoes off with a good whack on the edge of the back plate at three o'clock & nine o'clock with a hide face hammer. With the hand bake off and the adjuster off, both ends off the shoes should be free, so it will only be the rust sticking them to the drum. Not forgetting to re-adjust the brakes! If this does not work proceed to step two:- go through the proceedure of removing the drums which I won't bore you with now. Good luck, next winter remember what Clive said. If anyone has come up with the answer while I have been typing this, sorry to have been overcome by the exuberance of my verbosity. I can only type very slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest john steggles Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Thanks everyone for your helpful replies. I shall attempt one or all the suggested methods when I have some time available. A good job I am not using the van over the Easter holiday . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ted lawton Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 If you can jack it up and remove the wheel a couple of kettles of boiling water will expand the drum and a couple of sharp taps with a copper mallet should do the trick. I have a 2004 bessacar and suffer with the same problem, good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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