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corsa rear brakes
The rear brakes on corsa 94L lock on when parked overnight.They will only release after rocking the car side to side. Are the drums somehow coroded?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Not just Corsas, but all Vauxhalls of that age. Particularly bad after heavy rain. Either the brake dust makes a sort of glue, or the shoes and drums are corroding themselves together as in this link.
http://htdig.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/faq.htm?id=8 8
However in my experience a really bad attack usually leads to the discovery of a leak from the brake cylinder and brake fluid getting involved.
To get it moving you have to select reverse and keep rocking it violently backwards and forwards. It releases with a bang. If you call out the AA they will climb underneath with a mallet and thump the drums hard.
http://htdig.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/faq.htm?id=8 8
However in my experience a really bad attack usually leads to the discovery of a leak from the brake cylinder and brake fluid getting involved.
To get it moving you have to select reverse and keep rocking it violently backwards and forwards. It releases with a bang. If you call out the AA they will climb underneath with a mallet and thump the drums hard.