Frozen handbrake?

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Salisburylander

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• Yesterday at 12:21

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I went on a greenlane yesterday which had several deep iced over puddles. I have just got in my Landy and tried to reverse it off the drive and it won’t move. It feels like the handbrake is still on; although it isn’t. The temperature was -3C last night, has water got into the handbrake drum and frozen?
Any thoughts?

 

Rangieman123

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• Yesterday at 13:22

• #2

Pour a kettle of hot water on the handbrake drum?

 

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Baileyspring

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• Yesterday at 13:47

• #3

Mine too, quick tap with a hammer freed it off, just make sure it's in gear or chock the wheels so it doesn't roll when you are under it......

 

Phill

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• Yesterday at 14:17

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Same problem. I just rocked it and it broke loose. No harm done. Park it in gear.

 

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• Yesterday at 14:31

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Most likely. Clean all the mud, rust and crap out of it, grease it up and put it back together

 

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• Yesterday at 14:39

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Thank you for the replies; in the end, I used a hot air gun on it, there a bit of a pop and the Landy rocked back a very small amount. It was at that moment that I wondered if it really was in gear…

 

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• Yesterday at 14:44

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Salisburylander said:

Thank you for the replies; in the end, I used a hot air gun on it, there a bit of a pop and the Landy rocked back a very small amount. It was at that moment that I wondered if it really was in gear…

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You'd have been OK, the hand brake was on. Oh, hang on a minute!