Prof Bernard Quatermass
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I'm not sure about the correct place for this post so please feel free to move it...
I have a peculiar problem with the rear brakes of my TDI 75. Basically, if left for a couple of days when I return the brakes have seized on.
'Don't put the handbrake on' I hear you say and here's the rub... I don't.
When I arrive home I leave the car in gear and chock the rear wheels. The handbrake is left off but I still suffer seized drums when I get in a couple of days later.
After a quick drive to the bottom of my road the rears are free and the car works perfectly.
I wonder if the springs could be tired and somehow they are letting the shoes press against the drums after being stood?
Otherwise, I must confess I'm stumped...
I have a peculiar problem with the rear brakes of my TDI 75. Basically, if left for a couple of days when I return the brakes have seized on.
'Don't put the handbrake on' I hear you say and here's the rub... I don't.
When I arrive home I leave the car in gear and chock the rear wheels. The handbrake is left off but I still suffer seized drums when I get in a couple of days later.
After a quick drive to the bottom of my road the rears are free and the car works perfectly.
I wonder if the springs could be tired and somehow they are letting the shoes press against the drums after being stood?
Otherwise, I must confess I'm stumped...