Stuck E brake on 87 Scottsdale

[Scottsdale Steve]

Hi all! First post here, basically joined to get help on my father in laws truck. We are trying to release the emergency/parking brake on a 1987 Scottsdale 2WD (C20 would it be called?). The parking brake is stuck to the drum, and we really just want to drive to a shop to get everything fixed.

We were able to jack the car up and pound off the driver side rear drum, but we cant seem to loosen the parking brake to get the drum back on and make the truck driveable to the shop.

I'm assuming through some internet searches that the cable can be loosened somehow as it enters the rear of the housing, but a little unclear. Any help on what to do? here are some pics of what we are working with.

Thanks,
Steve

 

[Goldie Driver]

Welcome!

Looks like the Front shoe is cracked in that one picture. I am thinking that rather than the parking brake sticking you may just he able to back off the brake adjustment star wheel on the bottom and get the drums back on.

 

[fast 99]

above or use a pry bar on em brk/self adjuster arm.

 

[TotalyHucked]

See the little star wheel on the bottom that's perpendicular to a shaft with threads on the bottom? You need to rotate that whichever way makes it retract into itself. That's the brake adjuster