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Hello everyone, first post for me

My hand brake on my F has no effect, I have been told that it has probably seized and that it could be freed by tapping it with a hammer. Can anyone advise? Do not want to hit the wrong thing!!!

thanks

Welcome to the T-Bar ..
I am sure one of the clever so and so's will be along shortly to help you out ..
I am the resident idiot

The handbrake on the F and TF is just about adequate when it's working properly.

The usual culprit is the levers on the rear callipers seize up, meaning that all you are doing if you heave on the handbrake lever is stretch the cables.

first thing you need to do is identify the problem, so you need someone under the back of the car watching what happens when the handbrake is applied. Pound to a penny the levers don't move.
You can free these off temporarily by applying something like plusgas and tapping the lever, but normally the real answer is new or refurbished callipers.

But find out if it is the levers first and come back to us.

THIS will show you what I mean.

Thanks for the advice.

The offside caliper was replaced for the MOT about 6 months ago, and the brakes feel excellent but nothing at all on the handbrake.
I will be investigating over the weekend to see if I can identify the problem.

Many thanks

Welcome Jonesy. Keep us posted on the results please.