Brakes while off the road for the winter

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Brakes while off the road for the winter

by James101 » Sun Oct 28, 2012 1:29 pm

Does anyone know how I can stop my brake discs from rusting and my brakes siezing while the car is off the road for the winter, its going to be off for about 6 months, the discs are only a few month old and dont want to be buying more when its time to come back on the road
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Re: Brakes while off the road for the winter

by v6 steve » Sun Oct 28, 2012 1:49 pm

take them off or cover them up, I dont use my handbrake over the winter, just remember to clean what ever you put on them off before you drive it again
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Re: Brakes while off the road for the winter

by James101 » Sun Oct 28, 2012 2:23 pm

What ould I cover them up with
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Re: Brakes while off the road for the winter

by HOT-ROD » Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:14 pm

cover them in grease mate! :lol:
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Re: Brakes while off the road for the winter

by GreyDJ » Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:37 am

Take the pads out and spray the discs with WD40 or similar. Bit fiddly doing the backs due to the shields.
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Re: Brakes while off the road for the winter

by James101 » Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:14 pm

Ok m8 i'll do that
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