Help Car wont move!!

[ruz316]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 11 May 2012 at 13:35

[750turbo]

ruz316 said:

Basically my car has been parked up and not driven for 5weeks.
Someone stole the front bumper (330 sport) and with being busy with a new job i left it parked up

Now today i decided to start it up and drive it round a little but the car wont move like the handbrake is on. I think the rear left wheel is seized. When i rev hard enough the wheels span slightly but on the rear right i think.

Its parked on a public road and all the disks and calipers a looking quite rusty esp. the left side which is exposed to other cars driving past. Handbrake hasnt been engaged at all for those 5 weeks.

Any ideas please guys i think it just need some lubrication but require some correct advice on what to do. Thanks

FFS

WD40

Job done

Surely not ANOTHER fekkin troll? gggrrr

The WD40 thing was a joke by the way

Edited by 750turbo on Saturday 22 January 19:04

[Dixie68]

Handbrake off, rock the car backwards and forwards. Usually works.

[AndrewW-G]

If your lucky, rocking it, driving it a few feet, lightly tapping the calipers with a hammer will free off sticky brakes, next step would be to remove calipers / pads, winding the caliper pistons back into the caliper . . . . . if that doesnt work, its time to fit new/recon calipers and new pads

Be careful when testing them out as a sticky brake caliper WILL if stuck on, heat the disk to the point that it will warp

[Cock Womble 7]

750turbo said:

WD40

Job done

Yes, that should do it.

And regular application of WD40 to all of your brakes should ensure that the problem doesn't happen again.

HTH

[davepoth]

Have you tried jacking up the rear left and attempted to turn it?

[geeteeaye]

When it happened recently to me, I poured hot water into the discs as it had got clogged up with brake dust mixed with general road grime which then froze overnight. However - don't go pouring water all over the place when it's due to freeze overnight, especially on the road, you won't make yourself very popular!

[sploosh]

not very scientific but a holding a bit of wood to the calliper and hitting it with a hammer might shock it free.

.........not sure about wd40 on brakes myself.