Yep that brake band looks like it is dead.

If you continue to use the transmission you'll end up scoring the brake band drum. This ends up contaminating the transmission fluid with swarf which then gets sent everywhere - it increases heat within the transmission - eventually the braking effect will no longer work.

{Imagine trying to stop a speeding vehicle with no friction material on the brakes}

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!