Avoiding seized brakes.

  1. Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 279
    #1
    I've had the vts off the road for about 2 weeks now but when I went to move it yesterday the handbrake had seized so I had to rock the car until it freed off, after that everything was fine. I'm going to be moving the car daily this week to avoid it happening again, the only problem I've got is the car is going into a garage as of Monday for some work and won't be collected until Friday, hopefully the mechanic will be moving it daily aswell so hopefully won't have any problems there but over the Christmas period the car will be parked up for a few weeks again and at times I won't be around to move it so is there anything I can do that will slow down or stop the handbrake seizing again so quick?
  2. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #2
    Leave it in gear with the handbrake off?
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  3. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 3593
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by tiger1983 View Post
    is there anything I can do that will slow down or stop the handbrake seizing again so quick?
    Just don't put the handbrake on....

  4. Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned
    #4
    deeerrrrrp

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  5. Established Member Joined: May 2012 West Yorkshire Posts: 1806 Civic EP2
    #5
    Get some of that spray on greece and then spray it through spokes all over disks and pads.
  6. Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned
    #6
    Must












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    the urge..............




















    nope













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  7. Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)
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    Not a great idea to spray grease on the discs. They wont work when you actually need them. Handbrake off and chock the wheels. But seriously 4 days with a garage is not going to cause an issue whether the handbrake is on or off. Longer storage you will want to leave the handbrake off.
  8. Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 279
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by KamRacing View Post
    Not a great idea to spray grease on the discs. They wont work when you actually need them. Handbrake off and chock the wheels. But seriously 4 days with a garage is not going to cause an issue whether the handbrake is on or off. Longer storage you will want to leave the handbrake off.
    The garage is the least of the worries, it's more going away over Christmas, I wouldn't trust any of the neighbours to move the car and if I was to leave the handbrake off then any "opportunist" that notices may have other ideas for the car when they see the alarm system armed. As for the grease, it's a good job I'm not one of these "McDonald's/halfords rude boy racers" who believe anything, rather have brakes that work, just a shame there only a very few genuine people that like to offer help on here. I'd happily leave the car in gear and no handbrake but the post was originally to see if anyone knew of other ways round avoiding and seizing.
  9. Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)
    #9
    short of removing the pads not really. Leave it in gear and lock the car. Its going to be just as difficult to move as a car with a handbrake on.
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  10. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2010 Little Mill, South Wales Posts: 7547 Mondeo ST TDCI Saxo VTS
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    I can't believe someone suggested spraying the disks with greece (or grease as it's actually known).

    Not sure if srs.
  11. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 3593
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Brettles1986 View Post
    I can't believe someone suggested spraying the disks with greece (or grease as it's actually known).

    Not sure if srs.
    Deffo not srs. It's Danny. Unless he meant:

  12. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2007 North-east - Washington Posts: 7311 Clio 182, Fireblade GSX-R 750
    #12
    Troll it was a obvious troll
  13. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #13
    To the op i was actually trying to be helpful.
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  14. Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned
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    I'm guessing there is a consensus: don't spray shit on your brakes.

  15. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2007 North-east - Washington Posts: 7311 Clio 182, Fireblade GSX-R 750
    #15
    ^ unless it's break cleaner
  16. Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned
    #16
    Or copper grease in some cases.
  17. Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned
    #17
    *brake.
  18. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2007 North-east - Washington Posts: 7311 Clio 182, Fireblade GSX-R 750
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Manu View Post
    *brake.
    You got me there tbh, I'm not even goin to edit it cos I failed miserably.
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  19. Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned
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    *because
  20. Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned
    #20
    Lol, just kidding.