Handbrake sticking / seizing

david · Post by **david** » Mon Feb 25, 2002 9:06 am

To add to the many exciting problems that Peugeot have given me free with my 206CC is another new one - when I apply the handbrake at night, it seems to release fine but when you pull off there is a clunk from one of the rear wheels as is something (the brake I guess) hadn't released. This only seems to occur if parked on a slight incline and can be resolved by rolling back slightly before pulling away ! Mentioned it to the dealer - who said it was due to 'overnight corosion causing the brake to seize on ....' said they had checked it all and 'tightened it up' (yeah right) and surprise surprise still the same. Interesting thing though when he mentioned overnight corosion .... does anyone elses brake disks looks really rusty first thing ??

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Mon Feb 25, 2002 7:32 pm

i don't know if they look rusty, but i often experienced the "clunk" you mention when driving away in the morning.

if it happens to the new CC then i'll know it is a free gift with all CC's

derek

Rachel. · Post by **Rachel.** » Mon Feb 25, 2002 8:07 pm

Funny you mention it. Its one of those things I notice virtually every morning but forget about once I'm driving. I'm not great in the morning!!

rob · Post by **rob** » Mon Feb 25, 2002 9:56 pm

dont worry, its common with many cars that have disk brakes all round.

Rachel. · Post by **Rachel.** » Mon Feb 25, 2002 10:14 pm

Doesn't really bother me, just thought it unusual as I never noticed it with my previous (non CC) 206.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Tue Feb 26, 2002 12:56 am

rachel, there were a lot of things i noticed with the CC that weren't like my old normal 206 too - none of them were good either

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Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Tue Feb 26, 2002 4:11 am

Yep, I've got the same problem as my drive has an incline. I also encounter this when I use an Astra.