Hi Guys,

 

I have a W reg Nissan Terrano that has a problem. I use it to drop the jetskis in the water at our jetski club so it in and out of 4wd all the time and when I started it the other day it would not move. It felt like the handbrake was on so I rocked it back and forth until it freed. I reversed it back and bang, it was like the handbrake had been wrenched on. I managed to get it off the drive and put it from 2h to 4h to engage the front wheels and then back to 2H and rolled it to disengage them. All seemed fine so I set off. 20 yards down the road and bang again the back wheels locked up and I ground to a halt. The handbrake only had half the travel now? I can't believe it is operating itself full on at random.

 

Any ideas?

 

Cheers in advance.

 

CT.

it could be siezed ,or somthing has broken in the drum,like a shoe spring?

If its a similar set up to the Navara a pivot arm from the cable seizes on the back of the brake drum,salt water will kill that quick,get someone to work the handbrake and look underneath.

If its something seized in the brake drum though its strange that it freed off them locked up after 20 yards. Sounds more like a tooth off in the gear box catching and locking up the transmission. Hope it aint that and its something simple though!

When were the shoes last checked? the lining could have parted company with the shoe,not likely though if both locked up