[Healeys] locked parking brake?

[Alex]

A common problem is the grease in the handbrake trunnion hardens. It can be 
removed with application of a propane torch to burn out the old grease. Then 
you can re-grease it through the freed up nipple. Perhaps that's the 
problem.

== Alex in Maine
     "The Blue Mainie," 1960 Austin Healey 3000 BT7
     "Conkling," 1946 MG TC #1321
     Former owner 1957 A-H 100-6, 1967 A-H BJ8,
     1965 MG Midget
     http://users.adelphia.net/~alexmm/ai2q.htm


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BillHUCK at aol.com>
To: <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net>; <retroagogo at comcast.net>
Cc: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] locked parking brake?


> It might also be that the hand brake cable has rusted on.
>
> Bill Huck