[T2] frozen brake drums

[Bob]

yes just cut the rubber brake lines to the wheels.  you MUST replace those 
anyway for safety and that would remove the temptation to try driving it 
with bad brake lines

Bob

On Wed, 12 May 2021, Andy McKinley wrote:

> Cut the brake lines to relieve the pressure. They have likely swollen shut and are
> holding pressure.
> Andy McKinley
> airhedz at gmail.com
>  
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> 
> On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 8:37 PM Bob <accessys at smart.net> wrote:
>
>       try towing van in neutral might break em free.
>       won't hurt to use some solvent since they will need to be replaced
>       anyway
>       whack drums a few times with large hammer to lossen em up.
>
>       if it hasn't moved in 15 years everything will need to be replaced so
>       you
>       don't have to be too careful.  the shoes are shot, brake pistons are
>       cheap
>       enough to replace them, brake lines will need to be changed for safety.
>       drums will at a minimum need to be turned, or replaced.
>
>       good luck
>
>       Bob
> 
> 
>
>       On Tue, 11 May 2021, Jack Dinan wrote:
>
>       > 1969 bus.
>       > It has sat for fifteen years.
>       > All four drums are stuck.
>       > Putting a lever bar between two lug nuts and attempting to rotate
>       didn’t work.
>       >
>       > Any suggestions?
>       >
>       >
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