My car has been sitting on the drive for a week or so, and I got in to drive it today and it wouldn't move, just feels like the brakes are on - or stuck. Is there anyway I can check this?

Thanks,

John

It will be the rear brakes that are sticking, just let the handbrake off and engage 1st. gear and let the clutch out slowly, if it won't move 1st. time dip the clutch and try again with a bit more throttle then it should drive OK. You should hear and feel a loud clonk when the brakes unstick.

Edited 14 July, 201015 yr by Soot1e

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In seriousness. If you are going to leave the car for long periods like that you should really just leave it in gear.

It will be the rear brakes that are sticking, just let the handbrake off and engage 1st. gear and let the clutch out slowly, if it won't move 1st. time dip the clutch and try again with a bit more throttle then it should drive OK. You should hear and feel a loud clonk when the brakes unstick.

Thanks. I've tried this but still no luck, and I got the revs quite hig. Is there any way I can look at or get to the brake discs to adjust them?

As in take a hammer to the brakes? or is that just a joke? I've seen it done but wouldn't know how.

Block of wood and poke through alloy spoke and rest wood on caliper, belt wood with a mallet.

Can i be really green and ask what the caliper looks like?

The red bit.

what if he has steels?

Take the hub cab off, and hope the holes in wheel are small enough for a broom handle?

what if he has steels?

Simply bash the steel wheel with a rubber mallet.

Step1 - Walk to B&Q

Step2 - buy a sledge hammer (the biggest one there)

step 3 - Walk home without getting arrested for carryin a huge hammer

step 4 - Go mental on that rear wheel

step 5 - put hammer in tool box for the next job where the claw hammer wont just do

Simply bash the steel wheel with a rubber mallet.

Is this a VRS one we're talking about? I have a feeling its a lower spec, with drums on the back and thats whats sticking. If you do have steels, just bosh them with a mallet and you'll probably find yourself free.

Thanks for the advice, I'll give it a go.

Problem Solved.

I went out and bought a rubber hammer and some WD40.

My Skoda is a 1.4 comfort, so the rear wheel brakes are disc brakes I know understand (ie there's no clamp looking device around the big metal disc behind the wheel)

Before attempting to take the wheel off I sprayed the discs with some DW40 then with the engine on in 1st gear tried rocking the car gently for about 30 seconds. This did the trick.

Thanks for all the help and advice here.

Problem Solved.

I went out and bought a rubber hammer and some WD40.

My Skoda is a 1.4 comfort, so the rear wheel brakes are disc brakes I know understand (ie there's no clamp looking device around the big metal disc behind the wheel)

Before attempting to take the wheel off I sprayed the discs with some DW40 then with the engine on in 1st gear tried rocking the car gently for about 30 seconds. This did the trick.

Thanks for all the help and advice here.

You will now need new pads as they will have absorbed quite a bit of the WD40. .

Before attempting to take the wheel off I sprayed the discs with some DW40

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New pads for you! as the rear breaks will now have no resistance as the discs will have a greasy film on them and the pads will have soaked up the WD40 as dubcab has said.

Get to you local motorfactor and get some break cleaner straight away! clean the disc off as much as possible untill you can get new pads, and when u do get new pads clean the disc before they go on.........

Just remember....... never use a oil based product on your brakes......... that includes plusgass and WD40.

(ie there's no clamp looking device around the big metal disc behind the wheel)

No 'Clamp' (caliper) means Drums.

Judging from your posts thus far i would strongly recommend you visit a local garage and get it professionally sorted. Either that or get a mate who can at least ID a drum or disc brake to help you.

Not being disrespectful but it seems your level of expertise with mechanics is less than that required to safely work on a massively important area such as the brakes.

I would want you attempting to stop in a hurry with WD40'ed discs and pads when you are behind me.

If all he has done is spray the outer casing of the rear drums then unlikely it would cause a problem? if its discs then be worried.