Brake pads sticking - very scary experience

[gaz2676]

Whenever we go out in the van and we stop for whatever reason / brew time / dinner etc i get out turn on the gas then continue around the van.

A quick once over and feel the wheels to check for heat etc. I also check when out in the car.

It takes literally 30 seconds and can save a shed load of trouble.

Old habits die hard, years and years of HGV driving.

ya forgot to apply yer hand brake.............like ya say takes seconds gives you a chance to have a nosey about ...

 

[whitevanwoman]

I am afraid with brakes in the condition you initially described you vehicle would not have passed an MOT and deemed unsafe to drive and to be frank your actions were irresponsible irrespective of your situation. Hopefully your mechanic can repair the Vehicle but have you a plan B if it fails MOT?

So what should I have done? It's easy to condemn when you're not in the situation yourself. Not so easy to come up with a solution though. I did what I thought was best in the circumstances. That's all I could do.

 

[mariesnowgoose]

I am amazed that any mechanic let you continue driving. With the conditions you described you could easily have lost brakes totally and there an`t no gentle slopes around Shap and you could have gone off the road or collided with an inoccent road user. Please do not use vehicle until you get this problem sorted.

Edit. Is your camper an oldish green pop-up?

Get yer glasses on and yer brain in gear, shortcircuit :lol-049:

The clue is in the name: WHITE Van Woman!

And don't lecture the lass, she did what she had to in the circumstances and managed fine! :hammer:

I defy anyone to say they haven't taken a risk at one time or another in their driving career - unless you're Mr or Mrs perfect, naturally :lol-053:

PS She doesn't intend using the van until the problem's sorted either

 

[mark61]

So what should I have done? It's easy to condemn when you're not in the situation yourself. Not so easy to come up with a solution though. I did what I thought was best in the circumstances. That's all I could do.

I would have driven home too. As you say, you could still stop if you had to.

 

[yorkslass]

well done for managing your crisis the best way for you. it can be hard enough when there are two of you, but really hard when you have to take sole responsibility.

 

[helmit]

I would have driven home too. As you say, you could still stop if you had to.

Me too

 

[brewkit]

and me, and have done with leaking rear brake cylinder. you did ok WVW

 

[Aladdinsane]

So what should I have done? It's easy to condemn when you're not in the situation yourself. Not so easy to come up with a solution though. I did what I thought was best in the circumstances. That's all I could do.

Taxi

 

[shortcircuit]

Get yer glasses on and yer brain in gear, shortcircuit :lol-049:

The clue is in the name: WHITE Van Woman!

And don't lecture the lass, she did what she had to in the circumstances and managed fine! :hammer:
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I defy anyone to say they haven't taken a risk at one time or another in their driving career - unless you're Mr or Mrs perfect, naturally :lol-053:
PS She doesn't intend using the van until the problem's sorted either

What a stupid person you are. Do you think a username defines the colour of the vehicle they drive. The lady has been very lucky in that she got home.safely and.nobody got hurt. Now think about it and don't be do sillly
Please excuse spelling spelling as on.phone

 

[Smaug]

FWIW I had a caliper & pads replaced on an old XJ40 4ltr Daimler at the main agents in Sheffield a few years back. I picked the car up after all the mechanics had gone home on the Friday, paid the receptionist who had specially stayed for me to collect it & drove off towards home.

As soon as I got to the first junction I knew something was wrong, the pads were metal to metal on the disks. The silly sods had replaced the wrong calliper & I had 100 miles to cover. You soon learn to leave plenty of stopping space & read the road ahead. :drive:

I reckon it's quite good driving practice to see how far you can drive without needing the brakes. Of course it's nice if they ARE there when you need them, but it does wonders for your fuel consumption if you use the brakes less - & your tyres & pads last a lot longer. Plus you learn to read the road ahead much better. I hate it when cars brake at every corner & whenever a truck comes the other way.

 

[mariesnowgoose]

What a stupid person you are. Do you think a username defines the colour of the vehicle they drive. The lady has been very lucky in that she got home.safely and.nobody got hurt. Now think about it and don't be do sillly
Please excuse spelling spelling as on.phone

Calm down pet, no need to blow a fuse :lol-049:

(the clue is in the name... :lol-061

PS spelling excused, my name's not Win

 

[vwalan]

i would have clamped the brake hose . then you have three brakes . but sometimes we do these things . lets not fall out . survival driving techniques are well worth knowing . in africa anything that makes the wheels turn is great. i have welded springs and all sorts when traveling on expeditions .
once had to jack an axle as high as i could and ratchet strap it up on the trailer when i reversed into a kerb and snaped a stub axle .
have to do what you can . no good to sit and cry .
nice one wvw . you made it ok . lets hope you never have it happen again .

 

[Smaug]

What a stupid person you are. Do you think a username defines the colour of the vehicle they drive. The lady has been very lucky in that she got home.safely and.nobody got hurt. Now think about it and don't be do sillly
Please excuse spelling spelling as on.phone

No need for name calling, or for berating people. OK, so you would have walked 9 miles home in the rain & stayed cold & turned your friends away. I can remember the days before MoT's when lots of vehicles were on the roads with dodgy brakes, bald tyres, rotten chassis, knackered suspension etc etc - you just drove them a lot more carefully.

WVW did well, she dealt with the problem & got home safely, please leave it at that.

 

[Deleted member 20892]

What a stupid person you are. Do you think a username defines the colour of the vehicle they drive. The lady has been very lucky in that she got home.safely and.nobody got hurt. Now think about it and don't be do sillly
Please excuse spelling spelling as on.phone

Take a chill pill dude, she managed the situation, unfortunatly WVW isn't in a position financially to get a taxi, or pay for it to be mended on the spot. Maybe you could have rung ya chauffer to come and pick you up, some of us arn't so fortunate as that.!

jt

 

[whitevanwoman]

I got my anti-negativity rubber bodysuit on so all negativity just bounces off :lol-053: (Calm down boys )

That just goes to show what surviving a challenge does for your self-confidence, it might just still be adrenaline but I'm feeling quite chipper tonight.

The main thing is that I now know what the symptoms of seized brakes are, how to check for it, what the risks are, what the causes might be and how to drive should my brakes ever fail suddenly.

And I also know that I can shrug off unhelpful and negative comments without letting them get to me, so, in many ways, today has been an important learning curve.

 

[n brown]

me too,drove down Mont Ventoux with no brakes,another time a cylinder went and like alan said ,clamped a pipe and drove down an interesting road in the alps.in first gear,engine doing the braking, hazards on if necessary,no big deal,all part of learning how to drive in the real world. so well done wvw getting home !

 

[maingate]

I wonder what short circuit thinks of me then?

I drove from Derbyshire to Gateshead with very little braking ability due to a brake shoe lining coming loose. I couldn't use the brakes much in case the loose lining jammed the wheel up. Not recommended at motorway speeds. :rolleyes2:

 

[shortcircuit]

Gosh, this forum is full of stupid persons. I am one of Jock Thompsons bairns and that means I have nothing and no where my roots are. As posted Taxi. For goodness sake stop making excuses and look at reality. I have reason for asking about colour of vehicle that I will come baack to later

 

[Smaug]

I got my anti-negativity rubber bodysuit on so all negativity just bounces off :lol-053: (Calm down boys )

That just goes to show what surviving a challenge does for your self-confidence, it might just still be adrenaline but I'm feeling quite chipper tonight.

The main thing is that I now know what the symptoms of seized brakes are, how to check for it, what the risks are, what the causes might be and how to drive should my brakes ever fail suddenly.

And I also know that I can shrug off unhelpful and negative comments without letting them get to me, so, in many ways, today has been an important learning curve.

Good on ya gal! :king:

 

[Aladdinsane]

Take a chill pill dude, she managed the situation, unfortunatly WVW isn't in a position financially to get a taxi, or pay for it to be mended on the spot. Maybe you could have rung ya chauffer to come and pick you up, some of us arn't so fortunate as that.!

jt

But can afford baccy? hmmm And a big one too!!