Important! : Whats Siezed?

  1. L-plater Joined: Aug 2013 West Lothian Posts: 57 Peugeot 106 1.1 Citroen Saxo VTR
    #1
    Hi there!
    My car has been sat for about 2 or so weeks now (I know ive been meaning to start it but ive been swamped with work and college deadlines)
    Now it needed a jump start which makes sense after it sitting, so I let it warm up before I took it for a spin round my street.
    However, my parking space is on a downward hill so its been sat with the handbrake on this whole time, so low and behold when I went to move it it was stuck a bit and howled when I moved it. Also the back end would dip a wee bit before it moved. Then when I drove it it was defo dragging. Also when I used the usual brakes it would squeal.

    So im wondering is it both my handbrake AND rear brakes that have seized?
    And if so what is needing replaced in order to fix it?

    NOTE: I had a sticky caliper before hand but I got the brakes replaced and it sorted the problem, could it be sticking again with it being sat for so long?

    Thanks guys!
  2. Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Scotland Posts: 1764 Because racecar
    #2
    2 weeks isn't that long. Sound's like you ahve something draining your battery or your battery is dead. Stick a voltmeter across it and check what voltage you get with the engine off and on then post them up.

    The stickiness could well be a caliper, is it only one side it's stuck on? You may just have to hit the cable arm on the caliper back with a hammer to release it then spray some wd40
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  3. L-plater Joined: Aug 2013 West Lothian Posts: 57 Peugeot 106 1.1 Citroen Saxo VTR
    #3
    I dont have anything draining my battery to my knowledge and my old car did and that battery was stone cold gone within a week. I dont have a voltmeter to hand but I will see what I can do
    Nah its defo both sides sticking as they both make terrible nosies, but the side in which my bad caplier was on is defo worse than the other side.
    It howls when I reverse it out and when I stop even on my downhill parking space it just stopped, didnt roll forward or anything thats whats making me think its the handbrake.
    And when I drive it forward it feels like the front end is pulling the back end along.
    I had wd40 so ill let this bad weather pass then head out and give that a try