I have a 92 hatch cx with drums in the rear. Lately there has been a loud knocking noise when I drive down the road. It will go away if I lift the e-brake handle so I think that the brake is sticking. Can someone tell me how I can check this. I heard that drum brakes are a bitch so please any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks

 

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No idea, but drum brakes really aren't hard to work with.
Just take the wheel off, take the drum cover off (may need a whack with a mallet to loosen) and have a look.

Drums are like a jigsaw puzzle, so if you work on them one side at a time you can use the other side to figure out how everything fits.