Seized Handbrake Lever

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Fraserp6

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Are there any tips or tricks to removing a handbrake lever that has seized into the caliper? if not so is there a way of removing the spring loaded plug Without removing then lever arm?

So far all I can figure is that the discs will need to come off and Ill need to gp at them from the side....

I might further add that the cam joined to the lever shaft has now detatched and although still in place is no longer attached to to the level shaft. Perhaps the best way is to remove the cam off the shaft?

Also what Size of box spanner is needed for the early style spring loaded plug?
 
Fraserp6 said:
Are there any tips or tricks to removing a handbrake lever that has seized into the caliper? if not so is there a way of removing the spring loaded plug Without removing then lever arm?
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The spring loaded plug will come out without removing the handbrake lever. If you remove the lever then the handbrake tappet inside the caliper can fall down into the bore where the lever fits and you won't get that back in without dismantling the caliper, and if you couldn't get the plug out with the lever in place, then you wouldn't be able to fit a new caliper without it all falling apart inside. What are you actually trying to do? Remove the caliper, or free the handbrake shaft in the caliper with the caliper in-situ? If the quadrant is detached from the shaft then it's fubared. I cant remember the exact size of the early plug, but it's about 1&1/16" or 1&1/8" AF.
 
I'm wondering if Fraser is saying the handbrake lever is seized and he can't swing it out of the way far enough to get the wrench on the nut?

Yours
Vern
 
AFAIR you can only ever get an OE spanner on the nut with the lever in place, and you won't be able to do that and get any purchase with the disc in the way. Like you (it would seem) I had difficulty understanding quite what was going on from the text.

Pics would probably help a lot.
 
Attached image might help.

Simply put. I've new calipers to put on. I just need to removed the old calipers... In effect, the pressing that holds the quadrant to the cam level has broken. and the level is seized inside the caliper. I just need to find a way to now remove it as I've currently tried mole grips, crowbar, cold chisel and 3lb hammer. Somehow nothing has shifted it so preservation of the calipers don't score highly on my list.

They look like they've been without fluid or grease in the circuit for quite a while....
 

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If it was me:
I'd remove the pad slippers and knock the pads out, then turn the disc so the 2 dowels are parallel to the caliper pivot pin, then knock the bottom of the disc outwards to remove it. Remove the handbrake linkage out of the way. Then you can get an OE spanner on the nut. If the quadrant is broken off the shaft you may have clearance to hammer a deep impact socket on to remove it which would be preferrable to an OE spanner every time. If all of that fails you can remove the diff output shaft and hold that and the caliper in a vice to get a better bite at it.
 
If you can get a big stilson wrench on it might budge.

Also if the calipers scrap take a big chisel and hammer and belt the side of the screw the stops the cam lever.

You should the get it out the way.

Look pretty siezed, would also knock the pads out then try and forced the caliper loose it will help get the pivot pin freed off.
 
Erky perky what amess! If youundo the two small locating set screws that hold the outer pad on that will loosen the pads on the disk. Most of them are long gone by now but I seem to recall there is a spring loaded cap clamped to that big nut that makes it even bigger. I've taken to dropping the whole diff down to do anything other than easy stuff like pad changes as i find it is faster than trying to get things into the confined space available.
 
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