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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
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#946051
05/12/2009 10:52
05/12/2009 10:52
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oh and i forgot to say robcal to un freeze my locks i poured barely warm water over the door edges and over the lock and that un stuck things within a couple of minutes As above this is a quick fix, the water only needs to be warmish. As far as handbrake is concerned I'd be interested in Stan's pro view about parking in gear with the handbrake off and the front wheels facing into the kerb - when I was in New England [admittedly a long time ago] the latter was mandatory on a slope.
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
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#947868
08/12/2009 17:11
08/12/2009 17:11
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snapychapy
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as I have had painful experience in the past... don't stop using the handbrake... I did, and it seized in the off position!
if things don't change they'll stay the same
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
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#950647
13/12/2009 17:37
13/12/2009 17:37
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Shifty
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Shifty
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Grit lorry just driven past my house...the council around here generally wait until it's too late so drive carefully and leave those handbrakes off! Forecast suggests snow by Wednesday, so god only knows why they decided to grit today...probably after a bit of Christmas over-time
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
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#950991
14/12/2009 10:07
14/12/2009 10:07
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circolo
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circolo
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From previous experience, no amount of waiting in the car, whilst it warms seems to help. (Maybe if the weather is just below, but anything colder and it all stay frozen solid). The best prevention is to leave the handbrake off. If you can't, then new cables will help, and covering the end rubber bushes with a weather barrier solution will normally work. Don't be tempted to start the car, and leave it 'warming up'. It's an offence to leave a car with the engine running. Plus, it'll be easier for someone to take the opportunity and it's gone!
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
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#951016
14/12/2009 11:07
14/12/2009 11:07
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Clarkey
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Clarkey
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Think I may have to just get up earlier and...
...steal the wife's car and live with the consequences!
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
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#951039
14/12/2009 11:41
14/12/2009 11:41
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TimR
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TimR
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oh and i forgot to say robcal to un freeze my locks i poured barely warm water over the door edges and over the lock and that un stuck things within a couple of minutes I did that yesterday and it worked fine, defrosted the car, moved it to get the other one out, put the car back in the drive then had to do the water thing again to lock the car Tempting fate here, but I've never had the handdbrake freeze in 5 winters.
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
[Re: Guzbod]
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18/12/2009 14:12
18/12/2009 14:12
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martnos
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martnos
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My handbrake was frozen this morning
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
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18/12/2009 14:32
18/12/2009 14:32
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spookone
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spookone
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"Tempting fate here, but I've never had the handdbrake freeze in 5 winters." Ahhh! But the 6th is always the one to watch out for...
Last edited by spookone; 18/12/2009 14:33.
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
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#953789
19/12/2009 14:46
19/12/2009 14:46
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Big_Muzzie
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Big_Muzzie
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Hand brake fine, door locks fine, handles fine. Doors opened fine. Was minus 7 last night too.
Vaseline on all moving parts and oil in the locks (plus new cables).
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
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#953797
19/12/2009 14:56
19/12/2009 14:56
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Dava13
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Dava13
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Handbrake left off in winter as a habit for me!!
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
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#953817
19/12/2009 16:31
19/12/2009 16:31
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leon1
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leon1
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frozen solid this morning i will NOT be leaving it on again
Last edited by leon1; 19/12/2009 16:32.
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
[Re: Gunzi]
#953832
19/12/2009 16:58
19/12/2009 16:58
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blue_bullet
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blue_bullet
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my hand brake also frozen on solid. i decided that to day was a good time to put some anti freeze in after finding it half frozen!!!
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
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#953871
19/12/2009 17:50
19/12/2009 17:50
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I AM a Coop
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
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#953888
19/12/2009 18:29
19/12/2009 18:29
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blue_bullet
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blue_bullet
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I DESERVED THAT... been running water only while bedding in new shells, found rad tolaly solid this morning. opps. to make it worse had to get down town this morning at 8 for new tyres, tracking, drop links and yes some anti-freeze. interesting trip thanks to stuck on rears and iced up roads."when its slideing james is smileing!!!"
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
#955147
22/12/2009 11:34
22/12/2009 11:34
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20vtme
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20vtme
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God I love my coupe!!!
Woke up about seven o'clock this morning feelin great after a good nights kip,left for work to find my windows were covered in ice!no worries tho I'll just open the car go into the glove box and get my scraper out.only to find iv had serious lock and central locking failure!!!!
So went back into my house got some warm water and poured it over the locks job done,now I'm running about five minutes behind schedule,that's ok tho!
Now I get in the car start the engine sounds abit rattly I'm sure purely because it was minus five last nite I'm sure!so put it in reverse and try to drive away and the front end is just spinning on the snow,strange!so then I find my handbrake has frozen on!!brilliant!
Go back into the flat to boil the kettle to try and release it and this seemed to have worked ok.now I'm a good 15 minutes behind schedule and I still need petrol!I think we know where this is going.
So I get to the petrol satation try and open the cap that's frozen greeeaaaaat times!!a simple phone call to the manager,why are you late?I'm driving a fiat coupe in the British winter!!
Anyway the reason why I'm writing this pretty boring pointless story is to let you all know even tho I turned up a good 45 minutes late for work,I don't think Id have it any other way honestly!!the sound of the five pot the sexy looks and the sheer power of my coupe make up for all of these minor stupid characteristics of the coupe!!!!!!and I'd sooner get into my 20v turbo than step into say a Toyota prius knowing that it's going to open first thing of a cold morning!!long live the coupe!!!!!!!
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
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#955149
22/12/2009 11:39
22/12/2009 11:39
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niff
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niff
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AMEN to that, i totally agree
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
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#955150
22/12/2009 11:40
22/12/2009 11:40
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proccy
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proccy
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great post
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
[Re: Kayjey]
#955155
22/12/2009 11:47
22/12/2009 11:47
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niff
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niff
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i normally pour water on and the following day i just repeat the same thing, it only takes seconds, not had a problem yet door or locks wise. saying that im just about to go defrost the coop so i have probley just temted fait.And also i did get froze inside my car a few days ago so thinking about it i should stop the water pouring, whoops.
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
[Re: Taff]
#955164
22/12/2009 12:11
22/12/2009 12:11
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20vtme
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20vtme
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You see guys you wouldn't get these joyfull characteristics on any other car!!I love it that's another thing the coupe I believe is a very intelligent car!!one day you can have a problem and the next day it fixes itself!!amazing car!!!
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
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#955171
22/12/2009 12:28
22/12/2009 12:28
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Nobby
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Nobby
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A chap at work had problems with his handbrake freezing and guess what car he has...... A vauxhall astra!
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
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#955173
22/12/2009 12:35
22/12/2009 12:35
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Posts: 6,731 Surrey
Emjay
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Would the problem be - my handbrake won't freeze so I have no excuse not to drive the wretched thing?
Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing? (John 7:51)
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
[Re: Emjay]
#955175
22/12/2009 12:39
22/12/2009 12:39
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coupedave
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coupedave
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LOL this is why my coupe is tucked up in the garage for the winter!!!
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Re: Frozen Handbrake Alert!
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#955242
22/12/2009 14:57
22/12/2009 14:57
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mikeyc
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mikeyc
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My handbrake has been frozen for the last 2 days. It says in the FAQ you can put hot water on the cables - but where are they & how do you get at them with hot water?
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