|
S80 '06-'16 / V70 & XC70 '07-'16 General Forum for the P3-platform S80 and 70-series models |
Information |
|
V70 Handbrake usageViews : 1201 Replies : 19Users Viewing This Thread : |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
Nov 30th, 2018, 12:28 | #11 |
Member
Last Online: Today 18:57
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Bury
|
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? |
Nov 30th, 2018, 12:33 | #12 | |
Experienced Member
Last Online: Today 14:09
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: L/H side
|
Quote:
__________________
My comments are only based on my opinions and vast experience . |
|
Nov 30th, 2018, 17:32 | #13 |
Premier Member
|
Older cars have all sorts of design solutions for the parking brake.
On my cousin's 1988 760 GLE Turbodiesel, the parking brake is a drum inside the disc. The pad fell off the brake shoe, jammed between the brake and the other pad and locked the wheel. No reversing or other action got it out of there. It was a hell of a job to take this jammed assembly apart, to get the faulty things out. The drum was no longer circular. Letting the car stay for long durations with the brakes applied I definitely don't recommend. Although it usually gets going again, you can frequently feel the uneven surface on the disc for a while, as you have a rusty part of the disc there. That this will not improve the lifetime of the brakes is easy to understand. At least the electric solution on these cars have less mechanical parts that can bind. |
Dec 3rd, 2018, 23:33 | #14 |
Bungling Amateur
Last Online: Today 17:51
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Beverley, East Yorks
|
.....but try moving a car with a flat battery or failed electrical system.
__________________
2011 XC90 D5 Executive 2003 C70 T5 GT 2012 Ford Ranger XL SC 1977 Triumph Spitfire 1500 1976 Massey Ferguson 135 |
Dec 4th, 2018, 18:26 | #15 |
Master Member
Last Online: Dec 15th, 2023 19:46
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Kent,pothole capital of UK.
|
I always apply parking brake when stationary or when leaving the car. Never had it stick o on any cars . This does rely on he car being serviced regularly and any worn parts like cables etc being replaced. Only leave handbrake/parking brake off when car is stored for long periods ie, weeks or months with wheels choked or car up on stands.
__________________
The secret of flight is to aim at the ground and miss ! Previous Volvos 740 GLE . V40 CD ,V70 2.4 SE LPT.V70 D5 P2. V70 D5 Se Lux P3. Current Jaguar XF Sportbrake but still like Volvos |
The Following User Says Thank You to Model flyer For This Useful Post: |
Dec 4th, 2018, 23:34 | #16 |
Senior Member
Last Online: Mar 15th, 2021 23:31
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Nuneaton
|
Always use my handbrake, 4 other people at work drive autos and do not use the handbrake, why do auto drivers think they do not need to use them?
__________________
S80 P3 SE LUX D5 Auto |
Dec 5th, 2018, 09:54 | #17 |
Experienced Member
Last Online: Today 14:09
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: L/H side
|
They do not understand the mechanics of it , they assume the wheels are locked but they are still free to rotate in opposite directions . Hence the legal requirement to use the parking brake on a public road .
__________________
My comments are only based on my opinions and vast experience . |
Dec 5th, 2018, 18:18 | #18 | |
Premier Member
Last Online: Feb 7th, 2024 11:00
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Ffos y Ffin
|
Quote:
The official landrover method is to engage center diff lock and chock wheels before trying to Jack the vehicle up. I always chock 2 wheels but do not nessesarily engage center diff lock as the chocks do a better job in my opinion, but the slope on my drive is more side to side rather than fore and aft. Always use EPB and never had a problem. Only vehicles I leave with brakes off are the caravans while in storage, but they are on level floor in barn and all wheels including the jockey wheel are chocked. Paul. |
|
Dec 5th, 2018, 21:09 | #19 | |
Experienced Member
Last Online: Today 14:09
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: L/H side
|
Quote:
__________________
My comments are only based on my opinions and vast experience . |
|
Dec 6th, 2018, 08:01 | #20 | |
Premier Member
Last Online: Feb 7th, 2024 11:00
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Ffos y Ffin
|
Quote:
Being old technology 300 tdi I find far more engine braking than on the volvo so the brakes on the landrover have a habit of siezing the rear calipers due to not being worked hard enough unless you do a lot of heavy towing. Servicing the calipers is anual job to keep them free. Paul. |
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|