Another cause for "stuck" brakes is a bad wheel cylinder brake hose. The
interior of these rubber hoses can turn into a very effective one-way (or
even no-way) valve. In the front left hose I just replaced on our '65
Panel, nothing was flowing. The brakes were locked on.

So, it good to replace the hoses every 41 years. ;) Preferably sooner.

Jon

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, Keith Ovregaard wrote:

> Yep, the solution was the 3 B's. Beer, Bentley and a Big hammer! Took
> the right rear wheel off and gave the drum a few gentle whacks (didn't
> want to crack the drum!) and after 3 or 4 taps the shoes broke free.