Thread: possible side effects of playing in mud

Hi guys,
Went playing in some mud holes the other day just up the road from where I live.(before you's all ask--there's no pics)

Gave the beast a wash yesterday before i went to work-last night(actually this morning)when I left work to come home,the handbrake seemed to stick on somewhat.The side of the carparl where I parked a has the slightest downhill slope,so that when I have released the h/brake,the car will start rolling.Last night it didn't.It needed a push as in acceleration.

After a few minutes,the h/brake had released itself from the shoe.Drove home with no other problems.

Could I have got water into the housing when I was trying to get all the mud from underneath the car?

Thanks

disco gazza
92 disco tdi

Chances are that the mechanism is sticking or you can have oil leaking into the handbrake & causing the shoes to stick to the drum.

Drop the rear shaft & pop the drum off. If it's pretty mucky inside you might need to remove everything & give it a good clean out.

I need to do this every couple of years on my RR.