Sounds like the shoes are rusting to the drums. A good coating with oil ought to stop that pesky seizing up problem. LOL ;-P Its Friday - DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME - or any other place for that matter....
Susmay <susmay@YAHOO.COM> wrote: I have to leave the WurstFalia in 1st gear with the park brake off and a brick under the wheel. The rear brakes seize up if I leave the park brake on for more than a couple of weeks. That turns into a driveway tow and new brake pads. Ouch. Is there some magic that would allow me to use the park brake when I am not driving Wursty every week? Thomas 88 WurstFalia __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com |
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