Driving With Handbrake On

Cal · Post by **Cal** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:56 pm

As the title says..........

Coming home from the club meeting last night I only realised when I was near home (15km trip) that I'd left the handbrake on.

There wasnt any noticeable drag when I was driving, so it was hard to tell. Though I could sure smell it when I got home.

Apart from my pride, would I have damaged anything?

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:08 pm

Not really, but you may need to adjust the rear brakes as they are likely to have worn down a little.....

Cal · Post by **Cal** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:27 pm

Thanks Devilrod...

The handbrake wasn't at it's best before the episode.

Now it's got no handbrake at all

FB MAD · Post by **FB MAD** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:56 pm

Cal wrote:Thanks Devilrod...

The handbrake wasn't at it's best before the episode.

Now it's got no handbrake at all

Keep a house brick on the floor in the car ................

It'll work better than the Holden hand brake.......

parisian62 · Post by **parisian62** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:12 pm

Terry - Is the housebrick to match the Nasco bonnet holderupperer?

Cal · Post by **Cal** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:18 pm

Don't worry, I use a brick as a chock on my sloped driveway

FB MAD · Post by **FB MAD** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:20 pm

parisian62 wrote:Terry - Is the housebrick to match the Nasco bonnet holderupperer?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm............................

lets see....................GMH part number 3703425 Clay based NASCO Handbrake Holderonerer.

Reckon I could make a killin' with that one on the Ebay fools!!

reddo · Post by **reddo** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:02 pm

Yo....

I find an "inlne" floor shifter ( impala shift) that has been poorly adjusted provides a perfect handbrake.

Ripping the shifter from first to second gear....Not quite out of first while it is selecting second gear... end result..??... gearbox gets all confused...locks up and ya skid to a stop...... or... gearbox explodes.

Leaving the handbrake on and driving .. especially at night.. yup.. i think we are all guilty of it at some stage. Brake shoes glazed !!!... whip the drums off and give the shoes a good scuff up.. hey.. it works .. sometimes.

I know they are rare but .. an EH Prem "Handbrake on" red flashing lamp mounted through the dashdown near the handbrake lever would be a wise installation

Reddo

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:37 pm

Or park on flat ground and have an auto and only ever put it in park

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:16 pm

Or you could a FB as a chock

dave68 · Post by **dave68** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:15 pm

Pete wrote:Or you could a FB as a chock

Cold!

FB MAD · Post by **FB MAD** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:30 am

dave68 wrote:
Pete wrote:Or you could a FB as a chock
Cold!

COLD ????????????

dave68 · Post by **dave68** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:21 pm

Unlike others on this forum I like both EKs and FBs.....

EKjimmy · Post by **EKjimmy** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:39 pm

same bloody thing as far as im concerned. one's just got silly vacuum wipers