Garaged for the winter

[williams]

Evening all

My 172 cup is garaged for the winter and has been off the road for 1 month now. I thought I'd start it up today which it did with no hesitation at all ..... great! I then decided to move it out the garage whilst it ticked over however the brakes have stuck on which I find odd for only sitting for 4 weeks and it's not exposed to the elements of being outside? I eventually got it moved with a bit of RPM but also noticed that the break peddle went to the floor? After pumping the pedal half a dozen times the pressure came back to normal? I managed to move the car back and forward a few times after this no probs.
So .... Have people had issues with brakes sticking on after storage and also loss of pressure on the brake pedal?

Thanks

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Did you leave it with the handbrake on??

 

[@Spoonie]

Did you leave it with the handbrake on??

This

 

[Stefan.]

I'm going with yes..

Should of left in gear

 

[Dan...]

My 182 is also stored in the garage during the week but it is used at weekends - My brakes stick on quite regularly and I don't leave the handbrake on. I assumed it's because it's been so so fecking cold??

 

[Knuckles]

I don't use my handbrake over night in winter!

This one time (at band camp), my brakes were frozen/stuck on and I could not get them off. Hand brake was limp as a impotent phallus.

I had to get a lift to work while it thawed.


So yeah, no hand brake in winter.

 

[sfacey]

My Clio's brakes got stuck overnight last week, presumably due to it being so cold. Took nothing more than a few extra revs to get her moving though, but then the brakes seemed to be very noisy and as if the pads were rusty? Cleared after a couple of roundabouts though

 

[williams]

No handbrake is off and in gear.

 

[williams]

I'll probably take the wheels/callipers off in the next couple of weeks and clean then grease everything up.

 

[sprintcup]

I garage mine and never leave the handbrake on or in gear, I use 2 small wedges at either end of the cars wheels, possibly a sticking calliper if it was hot after
a long run when you last parked it up.

Regards Russ..