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Sticking Rear Brakes In Freezing Weather

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:44 am
by adam03031980
Ok now I know I have asked about this before but I couldn’t find the old post and combined with trying to hide me surfing the net at work I had to be quick, anyway to cut a long story short my rear brakes seemed to stick and judder in freezing weather now it has warmed up it has stopped and only comes back when the brakes get hot after say 20 miles "driving on the A1" could this be moisture freezing making them seize and the when getting how making moisture expand making it stick again.

Re: Sticking Rear Brakes In Freezing Weather

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:48 am
by adam03031980
P.S forgot to say if i bleed my brakes will it affect my hydraulic clutch as i have an HDI 110

Re: Sticking Rear Brakes In Freezing Weather

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:15 pm
by mjb
adam03031980 wrote:P.S forgot to say if i bleed my brakes will it affect my hydraulic clutch as i have an HDI 110
Bleed the clutch hydraulics at the same time... Just make sure the reservoir is full to the brim with the air tapped out. Having the front of the car jacked up helps too.

Re: Sticking Rear Brakes In Freezing Weather

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:20 pm
by adam03031980
Are the clutches difficult to bleed the brakes wont be a problem but never done the clutch before

Re: Sticking Rear Brakes In Freezing Weather

Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:46 am
by gordonw
Had this problem as well and it was moisture in the handbrake cables sticking in there sleeve overnight and it was freezing on the move due to the wind chill factor,sprayed the cables with wd40 and cured the problem.