Just had our van serviced and the guy said not to apply the hand break, when your van is stored on flat ground and with chocks and the stays down. Claimed not good for the break drums over a period of time. The van will go nowhere.
I own two vehicles; a 4WD and a town car - the 4WD is only used for 4WDing so often has periods of a few weeks standing under the carport unused.
I ensure all windows are slightly open, the handbrake is off and the rear wheels chocked with two bricks. This keeps the inside fresh, stops a build up of gas or petrol fumes and prevents handbrake cable stretch. It also means the brake shoe/pad is not in forced contact with it's mating surface, it's springs are not stretched and air is flowing around the brake assembly.
Everything to gain and nothing to lose - I, sort of, assumed everyone would do that....
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Yes good advice I am a newbie so I appreciate all the advice given on this forum. I have four of those plastic wedges front and back of the wheels and then four concrete bessa blocks that are 400mmx200mmx100mm to hold the wedges in place and then put the four corner jacks down. One day when I have the concrete mixer in operation I might make a couple of solid bricks for the back and put them in place of the hollow bessa blocks because they will not ever need to be moved.
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When near the coast. and the brake surfaces are NOT together.
Over time they get all rusty anyway. and you have to drive with them applied to clean then off.
I always change cable for Stainless when I get the van. Apply the brakes. PLUS chocks.
and drive with brakes on for a km or so when starting off again.
Affecting your drums in ANY way with brake "normally" applied is pure bullpup.
You should be stripping and checking every yr or so anyway,
with it's regular service.
