brakes frozen - suggestions ?

[scott_e]

Happy new year.

Tried to take my wifes car into work this morning only to find the breaks are stuck. Its a Micra thats kept in a car port, has not been used for a couple of weeks but i have been turning over the engine .... just neglected to actually move it (with the exige i always parked in a garage, breaks off, brick behind the wheel to avoid this exact problem). Hoping its just the ice thats frozen then up but as the car has not been wash in a year it may very well be rusted brake plates (atlough its was MOT'd in October).

Any suggestion ?

Thought about boiling water as a start, maybe remove the wheels and take a hammer to the pads/calipers although one side of the car is too close to the wall to get at them. rookie errors i know

Thanks for any help
Scott

[Rich H]

crack with a hammer is the normal fix - tricky if you can't get to it!

Get under it and smack them from there?

It's not drums on the back is it?

[scott_e]

thanks for the reply Rich, don't think its drums just pads, calliper, disks.

[robin]

Just drive the car. The driven wheels will soon unlock when you bring the clutch up. The undriven wheels might drag along, especially if the road is a bit icy.

Get somebody to sit in the boot (the more the merrier) - the more weight you get over the wheels, the more likely it is to break the wheels free

Cheers,
Robin

[scott_e]

thanks for the reply robin, i did try that a bit this morning but only for a yard or 2 ... i will persist.