Hi guys
Not a very frequent poster on here but always read with interest , had a very strange thing happen today . My rear brakes stuck on .
I parked up on a very steep slope to an underground car park whilst the electronic door opened , the handbrake held fine . I switched off the engine and then , when the door opened i coasted down the hill a little and used the foot brake until the servo assistance was no more , re applied the handbrake and started the engine , then tried to move off and the car was stuck firm , handbrake totally off and no foot on brake pedal and still on a very steep gradient .
No way could i block this doorway so i had to rev like crazy and managed to stagger the car forward to a parking bay . I left her for around an hour and a half then returned to find the brakes had eased off somewhat so that i was able to start driving home , some 9 miles or so . The rear brakes were still pretty much on and i struggled to reach 30 mph after around 2 miles and a horrible smell they suddenly freed off completely and were then totally normal . I probably should not have driven the car at all but was in the middle of the countryside and had no option .
The discs and pads all round and rear calipers and servo have all been renewed in the last 4 years, the rears last year. She was MOT'd last month . Fluid is all good and no leaks . Do u think its possible that i caused the rear calipers to seize on by coasting until servo pressure was out and then restarting with my foot on the brake pedal ? Its the only thing i can think of , will put her on the wheel ramps tomorrow and take a look at the calipers .
Sorry about war and peace ! any theories/ suggestions welcome ! The car is a '67 2000 SC and i have owned her for 19 years ( 2nd owner ) 56000 miles
All the best
Paul
Not a very frequent poster on here but always read with interest , had a very strange thing happen today . My rear brakes stuck on .
I parked up on a very steep slope to an underground car park whilst the electronic door opened , the handbrake held fine . I switched off the engine and then , when the door opened i coasted down the hill a little and used the foot brake until the servo assistance was no more , re applied the handbrake and started the engine , then tried to move off and the car was stuck firm , handbrake totally off and no foot on brake pedal and still on a very steep gradient .
No way could i block this doorway so i had to rev like crazy and managed to stagger the car forward to a parking bay . I left her for around an hour and a half then returned to find the brakes had eased off somewhat so that i was able to start driving home , some 9 miles or so . The rear brakes were still pretty much on and i struggled to reach 30 mph after around 2 miles and a horrible smell they suddenly freed off completely and were then totally normal . I probably should not have driven the car at all but was in the middle of the countryside and had no option .
The discs and pads all round and rear calipers and servo have all been renewed in the last 4 years, the rears last year. She was MOT'd last month . Fluid is all good and no leaks . Do u think its possible that i caused the rear calipers to seize on by coasting until servo pressure was out and then restarting with my foot on the brake pedal ? Its the only thing i can think of , will put her on the wheel ramps tomorrow and take a look at the calipers .
Sorry about war and peace ! any theories/ suggestions welcome ! The car is a '67 2000 SC and i have owned her for 19 years ( 2nd owner ) 56000 miles
All the best
Paul