30-12-2017, 02:32 PM
This has happened a few times after leaving the car in the garage for a few winter weeks. From memory I have experience of drum brakes freezing/seizing on but only in low temperatures or when handbrake is left on. We haven't had really low temperatures.
Car is always left with brakes off.
Reversing out of the garage brakes are free
Drive off down the road, apply brakes firmly, big bang followed by brief binding...then frees off and all is well. No evidence of anything nasty.
Surely shoes can't be sticking to drums because the brakes have been left off when not in use?
Levers checked afterwards, all fine, they should be, I did a job on them in the summer.
Would a seizing cross shaft produce the effect?
Or am I missing something...what would the experienced experts diagnose?
Car is always left with brakes off.
Reversing out of the garage brakes are free
Drive off down the road, apply brakes firmly, big bang followed by brief binding...then frees off and all is well. No evidence of anything nasty.
Surely shoes can't be sticking to drums because the brakes have been left off when not in use?
Levers checked afterwards, all fine, they should be, I did a job on them in the summer.
Would a seizing cross shaft produce the effect?
Or am I missing something...what would the experienced experts diagnose?