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Originally Posted by Steffan Eldred
I'm interested in this.
With 2 older cars that spend a lot of time in the garage (1970 Alfa 1750gtv and 1998 Porsche 996) I do tend to leave them in gear with the hand brake off as they could be sitting there for weeks, or in the Alfas case months without moving.
However, back to the V70. My drive is fairly steep so obviously need the handbrake. Currently it gets driven every day so no issue. I just wondered if leaving it regularly for a week or more will this cause it to stick on?
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The mechanism and cables will not stick , but if put away damp the shoes may rust to the disc , but they do free with a jerk and ok afterwards .The brake material contains a lot of metal these days .. There are mechanical pivots on the end of the cables which operate the shoes , but these can stick after 20 years of being neglected , generally though these are quite free if maintained every time you take the rear disc/drum off..