Roger Haworth
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Since the start of April my Ducato van conversion has been un-taxed on my off road parking area. I always leave it in gear with the handbrake off.
Every couple of weeks I've been starting it up and moving it around a bit - mainly to avoid miss-shaping my nice new Michelin all season tyres.
Of recent weeks I've found the offside rear brakes seized when I've tried to move the van but have been able to free them by bashing the (steel) wheel with a hammer - (a trick I learned from an AA bloke years ago).
Yesterday when I tried to move the van it became clear that both rear brakes were seized! I bashed both wheels with the hammer but all to no avail. I couldn't move the van at all - the front wheels just span on the gravel!
I have considered the idea of jacking up and removing the rear wheels and then tapping the calipers themselves with the hammer. Does anyone have any idea as to whether this might free off the brakes or would it run the risk of damaging the calipers or discs? Any other ideas as to how I could get the rear brakes un-seized?
Every couple of weeks I've been starting it up and moving it around a bit - mainly to avoid miss-shaping my nice new Michelin all season tyres.
Of recent weeks I've found the offside rear brakes seized when I've tried to move the van but have been able to free them by bashing the (steel) wheel with a hammer - (a trick I learned from an AA bloke years ago).
Yesterday when I tried to move the van it became clear that both rear brakes were seized! I bashed both wheels with the hammer but all to no avail. I couldn't move the van at all - the front wheels just span on the gravel!
I have considered the idea of jacking up and removing the rear wheels and then tapping the calipers themselves with the hammer. Does anyone have any idea as to whether this might free off the brakes or would it run the risk of damaging the calipers or discs? Any other ideas as to how I could get the rear brakes un-seized?