What caused this?
- Thread starter Mac Romans
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probably the parking brake sticking....
Even BMW can't decide - here's a bit from the manual...Oy you, stop it, its a handbrake ........
And another thing, why do they call it a 'handbrake turn' then?
As some members on here practice, especially the one from Wales with the itchy nuts...
As some members on here practice, especially the one from Wales with the itchy nuts...
Ah well, that will change soon enough when the DVSA change it to a "parking brake assisted manoeuvre" 
Tony.
Tony.
Is that heat resistant paint on those callipers Mac? It might just be that simple you know, after all the brake discs get quite hot, if you use the brakes that is.
Mike
Mike
I don't think it's heat from the brakes as the paint on the caliper and the edge of the disc is unmarked. It's the lonely wheel to have suffered too. I think the guy who fitted my new handbrake has got some questions to answer....
Did you park the car with the parking-hand brake applied when you put it away @Mac Romans?? That could lead to the brake shoe sticking slightly, JIM
I put it away in gear with the brake off.
peteslag
Zorg Legend
How long has that paint been there? It looks like corrosion has set in where the "drum" meets the disc and possibly caused moisture/oil etc to get under the paint and lift it.
If you suspect an overheat has occurred there is a dead simple way of finding out. Drive the car at speed, jump on brakes a few times to get them nice and hot, measure temperature of wheels with a calibrated Mark 1 hand. From experience, if you have sticking shoes or pads the wheel on the offending corner will be noticeably hotter than the others.
If you suspect an overheat has occurred there is a dead simple way of finding out. Drive the car at speed, jump on brakes a few times to get them nice and hot, measure temperature of wheels with a calibrated Mark 1 hand. From experience, if you have sticking shoes or pads the wheel on the offending corner will be noticeably hotter than the others.
If the disc is overheating, it will develop a bluish tinge or color to it. I really can't tell that well from the photo but it doesn't look like the metal was prepped that well.
You have to make an allowance for @hard top as many of the cars in the Netherlands still have the hand lever sticking up from the floor for parking breaks.
Simon Blythe
Zorg Guru (I)
Looks like corrosion to me. It's caused the paint to lift, combine that with wet weather, high speed to provide a jet wash and Hoover alongside heavy breaking.. and voila - no more paint.
And the correct answer is......
Binding handbrake.
After 300 miles at "some" mph, the shoes on that had had sort of....gone!
Binding handbrake.
After 300 miles at "some" mph, the shoes on that had had sort of....gone!
A well educated guess.
Tony.
Tony.
That's because he wasn't parked at the time 
Tony.
Tony.
Lesson learnt, don't fit hand brake shoes onto the parking brake.
Or is it parking brake shoes on the handbrake?