scoobygonzalez

cars been off the road for a month now the brakes have seized and i cant budge it. tryed pushing it with handbrake off but any ideas ???

20withascooby

new caliper

Red Rocket 11166

Mine do it after i have washed the wheels and put her away. Stick it in to gear, and give it some stick. I sorts mine out.

scoobygonzalez

heads gone on the engine so cant start it mate

El Cat

good dose of WD40 to loosen things up
failing that i find that an ideal replacement for WD40 is one cal low fat spray!!

p12mem

take the pads out and push the piston back, make sure the pins are free as well as the pads, also when u get the wheels off the ground you can see which wheel is siezed

D1CCY

Handbrake shoes have rusted to the drums. Remove rear wheels with handbrake off and hit drums (in front of discs) radially with 4 lb club hammer to release.

jonny_693

iTrader: (5)

For the love of god, no. I'd like to thing you were joking but someone might actually do it.

p12mem

think your right as why would the brakes sieze when there not applied,

El Cat

one cal works a treat on seized bolts!!
LOL!
wholly natural too!

jonny_693

iTrader: (5)

No doubt it works brilliantly on seized bolts, but you wouldn't wanna be spraying it on siezed brakes. At least not if you like stopping

scoobynewbie72

iTrader: (1)

can u jack it up and get under it?
you could try winding them away with the adjuster from underneath.

El Cat

from what he said he wasnt going to be stopping as he wasnt able to start or drive it
thats why i suggested the WD40, more of a last resort thing
i assumed he was going to be putting it on a trailer or something, would never do it if it was going to be driven or anything!!

scoobygonzalez

^^^^^ exactly. just want them un seized lol. car aint going anywhere fast

El Cat

wasnt as stupid what i wrote in the first place after all!

D1CCY

Was it wet when you last parked it up (with our rotten summer thats quite likely), that would be a clincher for the handbrake shoes. If I have to leave my scoob (or any other car for that matter) wet I leave the handbrake off to avoid this.

jonny_693

iTrader: (5)

Just dont see the point of ruining the pads because they will need changing if you soak them in WD40. Of course if you arent bothered or scrapping it anyway then Wd40 will unstick them and probably one cal aswell

BURTON

Just gently tug it with another car . rember i said gently or it may go through the back of the other car !!!!

scoobynewbie72

iTrader: (1)

use a towing bar instead of a rope

Turbotits

iTrader: (2)

Yep and if possible tow/push it backwards