Pull up the panel behind the handbrake switch (or the complete panel) find a surprisingly thin steel cable with a loop on the end, pull until you think it's going to snap then pull harder. If that's not hard enough and it doesn't release get a screwdriver, jack handle or similar put it through the loop and pull harder
3rd Apr 2022 9:20 am
Pezzer
Member Since: 04 Feb 2015
Location: Stanford-Le-Hope, Essex
Posts: 27
Cheers
I've got the bar from the jack through the loop and two of us pulling up on it.
Still won't budge at all.
3rd Apr 2022 9:39 am
jenseneverest
Member Since: 12 Jun 2017
Location: somewhere
Posts: 769
failing that it looks like it will be a full strip down im afraid.....
3rd Apr 2022 10:22 am
Pezzer
Member Since: 04 Feb 2015
Location: Stanford-Le-Hope, Essex
Posts: 27
Finally managed to get the handbrake to release by driving the car forward about a foot. Not an ideal thing to do but it made the handbrake release.
Just taken it for a test drive and the nearside disk/drum was getting a bit warm, looks like that is the one that has seized.
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