Date:         Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:44:19 -0800
Reply-To:     James V <chimivee@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         James V <chimivee@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rear Brakes Seized?
Comments: To: Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com>
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On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 4:53 AM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote:
> Give the drum some serious whacks with a hammer.  Maybe apply torque
> with a pry bar between the studs at the same time.
>  Did you set the hand brake when you parked it?  I finally learned
> not to set the hand brake on our PT when parking it for any length of
> time.

Really Big Hammer (okay medium sized mallot) saves the day. Thanks for the tip.

Yes, I had set the hand brake.  But what's weird is that it only sat
for 24 hours after getting wet (from washing). It rusted up that
quick? It seems both sides were siezed. I freed up one side with the
mallot, which was enough to allow the other side to break free after a
couple tries reving it in first.

Thanks again,

James V
86 Syncro Westy