My 2001MY Freelander has a nastly little habit when parked with the handbrake on after heavy rain/pressure washing. The rear brake shoes appear to stick to the drums, and a little rocking backwards and forwards is required the next morning to free them off (with a loud clonk!) If I park the vehicle dry, it never happens.
I've stripped everything out, and cleaned/freed off everything that moves, but it persists. I've had shoes stick to drums before on vehicles, but only when parked up for months - this is just overnight.
It's almost as though there's a metallic content in the linings which rusts and adheres to the drum surface... but I'm not suggesting that that IS the case, because why? In all other respects the brakes and handbrake work fine.
I COULD leave the handbrake off, of course... but that's not my normal habit, and I don't want to start it. Anyone any thoughts on this?
GRAME ALDOUS, Yorkshire