there is a hole at the back of the brake/drum assembly which has a small gear in it. turn it with using a screw driver to loosen the brake grip-while turning it, try to rotate the drum from time to time to help ease out.
the parking brake may be stuck and that causes the brakes to lock up completely, and the horn and lights will stick work if the parking brake is stuck.
my parking brake release did not take off the parking brake on my 2001 chevy s10? is there a way to disengage it?
A stuck parking brake could be caused by several things. The brake cable that operates that brake could be stuck, or the mechanism could be stuck at the wheel. The wheel will need to be removed and the cable and emergency brake arms will have to be checked.
stuck parking brake/stuck brake caliper
If the parking brake pedal on your 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 is stuck to the floor, you might have broken the parking brake cable. Remove the rear tires to see if the cable is still attached and replace it as needed.
the eldorado has an automaatics parking break. as soon as you put the transmission in gear the parking break releases.
Parking brake will not release even manual will not work on 1994 cadillac deville
Check the switch and/or make sure the parking brake pedal is all the way up if it is not that might be air in your brake lines or leak
To fix the parking brake on the Escort, you need to find the problem. Make sure that the brake control in the car is releasing, then check the cables for any kinks or sticking spots. Check the cables at the brakes to see if the mechanism is stuck.
wd-40 and a hammer
First check to be sure the parking brake is not stuck, then it would probably be that the rear brakes are so worn that the cylinders have traveled farther out than they are supposed to and have become stuck forcing the shoes out against the drums.
Could be, Transmission failure, Parking brake stuck (frozen brake cables),