[6pack] TR6 - Frozen rear brakes

[Navarrette, Vance]

	Mike:

	Does your wife know you are bringing another TR6 home? (Honeeeeey! I'm back,
and look what followed me home...")

	I would imagine that the process is similar to unsticking a clutch plate. For
the clutch, bumping the starter motor a few times (clutch pedal depressed,
parking brake set, car in 4th gear) seems to be pretty reliable.
	So for the rear brakes, I would say release the parking brake, put the tranny
in first, let out the clutch, take your foot off the brake pedal, then bump
the starter a few times. If that doesn't work, put it in reverse (lower
gearing in reverse) and repeat. I gotta believe they will pop loose with just
a bit of effort.

	Vance

    Vance Navarrette
    Cogito Ergo Zoom
    I think, therefore I go fast

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Corbitt, Michael
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 9:57 AM
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] TR6 - Frozen rear brakes

I'm in the process of buying a TR6 that has been kept indoors but has
not been moved in over 10 years.   The rear brakes appear to be frozen
to the drums.  What are the steps and methods to follow to unfreeze
these so I can at least tow it home?

Mike