'93 Range Rover emergency brake stuck - Land Rovers Only

trellis8 · 07-01-2006, 08:35 PM

I just purchased a 1993 Range Rover County LWB. It is exceptionally clean with low miles. My wife and I love it. However, when parked in our hilly driveway I pulled the emergency brake handle and now the cable is stuck and won't release the brake. I'm stuck! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

TerryS · 07-01-2006, 09:18 PM

This will take two people: The one faint at heart to sit in the car with their foot on the brake, the gutsy one to climb under the truck.
While somone is holding down the brake lever, the other person needs to climb under the truck and pry, bang, force or otherwise move the linkage at the front side of of the E brake drum. It's very commone for these trucks, when their E brake is not regularly used, the have a cable freeze up. I've tried differnt methods of lubing the cable to no avail, and have replace the cable. Once you free the linkage going into the back (front side) of the Ebrake drum, remember not to use the E brake till ychanged out the cable (which, by itself is a relatively simple, but in Rover fashion, time consuming procedure)

trellis8 · 07-01-2006, 09:27 PM

Terry, do I need to crack open the drum or do I just have to wrench on the cable that goes into it? Thanks!

TerryS · 07-02-2006, 09:57 AM

You don't need to get inside the brake drum, since it is very unlikely that is the location of the seized part. Just pry on the lever, which will withdraw the cable, and slacken

trellis8 · 07-02-2006, 12:55 PM

Hey Terry, once I figured out what you were talking about it was a piece of cake! Thank you very much.

Paul Grant · 07-02-2006, 07:10 PM

Don't worry, we often have that problem with Terry. He really needs to avail himself of emoticons to get his point across in a clear and succinct manner!

TerryS · 07-03-2006, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Grant

Don't worry, we often have that problem with Terry. He really needs to avail himself of emoticons to get his point across in a clear and succinct manner!

Remind me, the simple one, what is an emoticon again.

07-01-2006, 08:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
trellis8 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 29 Gallery: 0	'93 Range Rover emergency brake stuck I just purchased a 1993 Range Rover County LWB. It is exceptionally clean with low miles. My wife and I love it. However, when parked in our hilly driveway I pulled the emergency brake handle and now the cable is stuck and won't release the brake. I'm stuck! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

07-01-2006, 09:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
trellis8 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 29 Gallery: 0	Ebrake help. Terry, do I need to crack open the drum or do I just have to wrench on the cable that goes into it? Thanks!

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07-01-2006, 09:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
TerryS Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bloomfield, CT If I died today, I lived there all my life. Posts: 2,234 Gallery: 0	This will take two people: The one faint at heart to sit in the car with their foot on the brake, the gutsy one to climb under the truck. While somone is holding down the brake lever, the other person needs to climb under the truck and pry, bang, force or otherwise move the linkage at the front side of of the E brake drum. It's very commone for these trucks, when their E brake is not regularly used, the have a cable freeze up. I've tried differnt methods of lubing the cable to no avail, and have replace the cable. Once you free the linkage going into the back (front side) of the Ebrake drum, remember not to use the E brake till ychanged out the cable (which, by itself is a relatively simple, but in Rover fashion, time consuming procedure)

07-02-2006, 09:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
TerryS Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bloomfield, CT If I died today, I lived there all my life. Posts: 2,234 Gallery: 0	You don't need to get inside the brake drum, since it is very unlikely that is the location of the seized part. Just pry on the lever, which will withdraw the cable, and slacken

07-02-2006, 12:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
trellis8 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 29 Gallery: 0	Hey Terry, once I figured out what you were talking about it was a piece of cake! Thank you very much.

07-02-2006, 07:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
Paul Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CT Posts: 948 Gallery: 0	Don't worry, we often have that problem with Terry. He really needs to avail himself of emoticons to get his point across in a clear and succinct manner!

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