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Offline The Doc

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Re: Hand brake sticking
« Reply #10 on: 13 January 2011, 19:26 »
I'd park it with the handbrake off and just leave it in gear as per other posts  :smiley:
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Offline Steve30

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Re: Hand brake sticking
« Reply #11 on: 13 January 2011, 21:39 »
Quote from: The Doc on 13 January 2011, 19:26
I'd park it with the handbrake off and just leave it in gear as per other posts  :smiley:

That would scare me if it poped out of gear, while i'm at work or a rolled back over someone? :shocked:
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Offline Snoopy

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Re: Hand brake sticking
« Reply #12 on: 14 January 2011, 17:38 »
This happens to every car when left and the brakes get wet. Its nothing to worry about.
The handbrake works on the rear wheels by cables from the handbrake nothing to do with fluids.
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Offline simonpolly

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Re: Hand brake sticking
« Reply #13 on: 15 January 2011, 11:40 »
Quote from: Steve30 on 13 January 2011, 21:39
Quote from: The Doc on 13 January 2011, 19:26
I'd park it with the handbrake off and just leave it in gear as per other posts  :smiley:

That would scare me if it poped out of gear, while i'm at work or a rolled back over someone? :shocked:

That happened to my 70 year old mother in law,some dipstick jumped out of his merc at a petrol station and did`nt apply the handbrake it then rolled down a hill and nearly killed her. Air Ambulance to selly oak and 9 months in hospital and nearly lost her leg and life.
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