Brakes ' sticking'

[mikecolquhoun]

Drove back in pouring rain last Sunday, had to bung the car away wet as it wasn' t going to get any drier. Last night I started to reverse it out of the garage and the rear brakes were obviously stuck on the disc (felt like that) ... thankfully it was only momentary.

I know that popping into the garage with a hairdryer (shame it isn' t a Z as they come equipped with them I understand[]) and drying them is an option ... not one I see as being practical. So what exactly is sticking and how is this best remedied, eg should I have nipped in the garage the following morning and moved the car?? Is it the handbrake and not the disc and pads?

Mike.

 

[Andy Tims]

Mike

If you have to put your car away wet, why not leave it in gear, rather than putting on the handbrake?

Regards

Andy

 

[Guest]

I have had the same problem a number of times in the past. I raised the issue of discs rusting on this forum due to washing and putting the car away, the advice was either run the car a distance and dry them before putting away (not an option if peeing down outside) or as you say use a hairdryer (contrary to Helen' s belief I don' t actually possess one of these).

I am in the lucky position of not having to take the car out if it rains so not really an issue for me, but what I have done after driving it to dry it following washing, is also leave the handrake off in the garage and never had another problem since. The tolerance between the pads and disc is obviously slight but more than enough I would assume to avoid sticking in the situation you describe due to overnight surface corrosion.

Peter

 

[Guest]

I have also found this problem as well and I always leave the car in gear in the garage. The only thing i can think of is to rock the car after the brakes have dried out. As I drive the car everyday, it is not too bigger problem, but it does not make a good sound when the brakes release.

Graeme