Stuck handbrake

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- Pete
  
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20 years ago

Mon, Nov 10, 2003 4:47 PM

Hi,

I don't know if anybody can help but I have the classic problem of the stuck handbrake on my car. My car is an 1993 Hyundai Elantra and now, it just won't move. I'm pretty sure this happened because I had left my car in my parking during 4 months without using it (this was during this last summer so I'm sure that the handbrake is not stuck because of the cold). The handbrake was not on (I have a manual car and I was in 1st gear) but my mechanic told me that my handbrake would be likely to stuck if I would use it (I think the handbrake wire was getting rusty or something). After 4 months, the handbrake lever won't move at all, even tough it's pulled down. I wonder now if there is anything I can do to get my car moving apart from towing it to the nearest mechanic.

Thank you for your help!

Pete

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20 years ago

Mon, Nov 10, 2003 5:05 PM

jack it up (safely) take each wheel off in turn and give the drum a whack with an hammer, then put in two wheel nuts and turn it using a lever, do this with both sides. Hope this helps.

Bill

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20 years ago

Mon, Nov 10, 2003 5:23 PM

If the handbrake is stuck ON, then for scrap-type cars which have been sitting around for a number of months I find putting a lot of power on then engaging reverse usually unsticks handbrakes. You may be feeling more sympathetic towards towards your clutch however!

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20 years ago

Tue, Nov 11, 2003 1:38 PM

Yeah, I knackered a clutch doing that once.

The next time I just belted the back wheels with a big hammer, which did the trick, though some people seem to think this is not an appropriate thing to do...