After relieving any pressure that may be in the wheel cylinder by opening
the bleed screw and closing it again, try conservative tapping of the
emergency brake lever where it goes through the backing plate. Try to move
the cable end of the lever toward the backing plate and the elbow of the
lever forward toward the front of the car - this might move the wheel
cylinder in its slot and back off the brake shoes if the adjuster(you
probably can't get to because the hole in the drum isn't lined up with the
screw head slot on the adjuster)hasn't bound itself up just past the maximum
point of adjustment. A brake shoe may be rusted to the brake drum. More
gentle persuasion with a "brass" hammer on the brake drum and some luck plus
lots of brake cleaner into the interior ofthe brake drum plus trying to move
the car backwards periodically should free things up sooner or later...
maybe. This locking problem may indicate brake drums and brake shoes are
both too far worn to be safe.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bud Krueger [mailto:bkrueger@ici.net]
Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 6:49 PM
To: streepey; mg-t
Subject: Re: TD Brakes
Lee,
As Terry suggested, first back off on the adjuster, then try to free
the
brake by attempting to move the car in reverse. You might also try to spray
a
whole bunch of brake cleaner through the adjuster hole. Good luck.
Bud Krueger
52TD (seen currently in the PBS show 'Transistorized')
streepey wrote:
> I am sending this query for a friend.
>
> A friend of his died recently, and when he tried to move the deceased's TD
> the right rear wheel is locked up tight - can't move it at all. The
> emergency brake is off and the car ran fine just two weeks ago.
>
> My friend thinks that the deceased owner may have changed the rear end
> recently, but the car had been driven since any work was done.
>
> Any ideas?? What would you guy's suggest to free up the wheel ?. Doubt a
> good brake drum puller is available, and the car lives in the boonies of
> No. CA where it is doubtful any garage or rental source might have one.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Lee
> '53 TD "The Pumpkin"
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