Dry Brake Stuck Spindle

Hi Everyone,

I am in the process of fixing the transmission in my L175 and of course I came upon another issue. The brakes are sticking. The right side is tight but serviceable but the left side is horrible. I stripped it down and it took a crescent wrench and a cheater bar to turn it.

If it was a car I would pull the backing plate, press the spindle out, clean it up, apply new grease and it would be fine. It's not a car. I can't pull the backing plate without stripping the rear end. (There is a bolt, into the backing plate from the inside.

I have been using WD40 on both sides and turning it back and forth with a wrench. It's really tight but it will turn.

Has anyone been down this road before and do you have any suggestions?

I just wanted to post back and say that "I got it." Yep, I started with a crescent wrench with another pipe wrench on that to get it to turn. I pulled the brake shoes and I pulled the snap ring off the spindle so I could get some oil in there. Once it was looser I buffed the spindle with emery cloth and knocked it out with a hammer as far as I could. I oiled the exposed side with very light machine oil and then moved it back with a large screw driver. I kept oiling and working the shaft until it was free.

The brakes had always been stiff but had never locked up. It apparently has been a problem for a while because the previous owner had installed an extra helper spring to pull the peddle back It's not required now. The linings looked really good, I guess because they didn';t get a lot of wear.