[Healeys] locked parking brake?

[pennell at cox.net]

Mike,

This prob has been discussed on the list before.  The drums have seized/rusted to the shoes.  The remedies seem to be first relase the handbrake lever then
     beat on the drums with a heavy wood block with hammer/maul
     try bumping the starter with the car in 1st gear.  You may want to disconnect the ignition coil so it will not start.
     most drastic of all, attach the front of you car to a tow vehicle and drag it until drums free up.
     Sell the car!!!  :)

Once things free up then pull the drums off and inspect things.  If no leaks then you can probably get away with sanding the brake liniings and the braking surface of the drums.  Should be good to go then.

Keith Pennell

> Hello,
> 
>        I'm new to the list.  I just received my dad's 60 BT7 and have a problem.  He parked the car 2 years ago in the garage with the parking brake on and there were no known issues with the brakes at that time.  When we tried to pull it out, the rear brakes seemed to be locked up.  Could this have been the parking brake locking up, and if so, is it easy to fix?  I don't really know much about the car yet, but plan to get to know it very well over time.
> 
> Mike