Did something stupid tonight. Coming back from the boss's place I forgot to take the handbrake off (klight in dash doesnt go) and drove about 10km with the handbrake on. Realised when I got home and got out to find the rotors both glowing brightly creating a glow which lit up the ground a little. My first reaction was oh shit. So I backed out and took the car for a quiet drive hoping to cool them down somewhat. Got back after 1 min and they had stopped glowing so I left the park brake off. The smoke coming off those babys was unreal... And talk about stink. I can still smell it either coming into my house or on ,my clothes. Reckon my rotors will be warped tommorrow. When I took it for a spin i didnt notice any shudder when I had to brake nor any brake fade, but I suppose most of the braking is done at the front anyway.
I did the same thing in the LandCruiser when I went off roading once, but the difference here is that the handbrake is on the towshaft so didn't make much difference, it barely worked anyway... But it wasn't long after I noticed, and it did smell
Can we make a section for my mum too? She left the handbrakes on in the EA a few times because I stupidly removed the light from the dash Oh wait, that'd be a section for me eh?
Karl if you need discs....do I really need to say more than that?
i will find more stupid things tommorrow then i want to see that forum come up iv only been on these forums for a month and a half but ive found plenty of stuff about u
Grab yourself a bit of string or cord or anything like that thats about a foot long. Hold it at both ends. Now start spinning it like you would a skipping rope. Work? If not dont continue.
Anyway, now try spinning one hand forwards and one backwards. Did that work????
EA Broken Bonet Release
Shet!! The bonet release cable broke on me and being the dumbass I forgot to not shut the bonnet fully!! Crap!! Now its shut and i cant open it, My arm is too big to fit up the front of the bumper! Is there any other way to get it open? PS the cable broke right at the ball on the latch as i pulled the cable right out!
That's an interesing one. The time when I left my handbrake on and drove off in my car, there was a godawful noise from the back that served as a reminder 'chime'.
(edit: this is Jack T by the way. But I once left the handbrake on driving Brett's VL too.)
you can talk, didnt you do a (attempt) burn out near school with your handbrake on?
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