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Old May 10, 2021 | 09:09 AM
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How to free up stuck park brake
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Old May 10, 2021 | 09:36 AM
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You need to locate where it's not releasing: Are it the cables free to move? Are the cable springs in place at the top of the trailing arms? Is the linkage inside the drum of the disc free? Are the shoes rusted to the drum?
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I assume your brake handle returns to the "home" position?
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Got lucky. Cables stuck at splitter. Fluid Film and all good.
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Fluid Film is incredible stuff. When I worked at a Freightliner dealer, we went through cases of it in the shop.
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