Technical Problem driving

[zupzupzup]

Just jumped in my car and brought the clutch up expecting the car to move foward as you do! Anyway to my great suprise the car would not move, I felt the bitting point and the car move, so I thought it may have been the handbrake on. However this is not the problem.

So I tried to move again, tried reverse with no luck and then foward with success and a few grating sounds.

I had a MOT in spring and the garage told me that near side brake is deteriorate. Since then I have not done anything about this and I guess the problem has probably got worse.

Im no mechanic, but maybe the brake is sticking to the wheel even when the pedal is up? Could this be it?

Any advice would be greatly welcome.

Punto MKII 2001
35,000
1.2 Litre Petrol

 

[Ffoxy]

Just jumped in my car and brought the clutch up expecting the car to move foward as you do! Anyway to my great suprise the car would not move, I felt the bitting point and the car move, so I thought it may have been the handbrake on. However this is not the problem.

So I tried to move again, tried reverse with no luck and then foward with success and a few grating sounds.

I had a MOT in spring and the garage told me that near side brake is deteriorate. Since then I have not done anything about this and I guess the problem has probably got worse.

Im no mechanic, but maybe the brake is sticking to the wheel even when the pedal is up? Could this be it?

Any advice would be greatly welcome.

Punto MKII 2001
35,000
1.2 Litre Petrol

Locked on handbrake sounds like your problem.

The MoT advisory was supposed to prompt you to look at the fault before it became a risk to the operation of the car...

Time to spend some time and money lovin the car IMO...

 

[zupzupzup]

Locked on handbrake sounds like your problem.

The MoT advisory was supposed to prompt you to look at the fault before it became a risk to the operation of the car...

Time to spend some time and money lovin the car IMO...

Yea I know, but im a student and I don't really look after my car too well, not if costs money.

Cheers for the reply, is a locked handbrake cheap to fix?

 

[rallycinq]

Did it not move a all?

Did it try and stall?

Did you anage to get the clutch all the way up without the car moving or stalling?

Cheers

SPD

 

[Ffoxy]

Did it not move a all?

Did it try and stall?

Did you anage to get the clutch all the way up without the car moving or stalling?

Cheers

SPD

I was tempted to go the slipping clutch route but on balance....

Car repairs are essential, even to a student on a budget, crashes cost more and screw with other peoples lives too.

Dont skimp or Dont drive.

 

[5abr3]

Car repairs are essential, even to a student on a budget, crashes cost more and screw with other peoples lives too.

Dont skimp or Dont drive.

As a student who travels to University (482 miles per week) I whole heartedly agree with you, even when I had my Metro if something was an advisary that I could fix the car got taken to the grandparends garage and was off road until it was fixed and I wasnt eactly awash with cash then!

 

[rallycinq]

Dont skimp or Dont drive.

All correct, and ignored by far too many.

Cheers

SPD

 

[smokeyjoe03]

What are you studying, hopes its nothing to do with business. Getting it fixed ASAP might cost a bit but leaving it until more problems develop normally ends up costing you more. You got a student loan don't you? Also whats this misconception with students being poor. I only work part time in a newsagents (13.5 hours a week at min wage) while I am at uni and I can afford to run a car, I've got a holiday abroad booked and still have the cash to go out and have a drink on the weekend?

Anyway, going a bit off topic.I'm with Foxxy, more than likely your handbrake is binded (bound?) on.

 

[Nicky Swans]

Yea I know, but im a student and I don't really look after my car too well, not if costs money.

Cheers for the reply, is a locked handbrake cheap to fix?

Being a student got nothing to do with it! I am a Student and my car gets the problems sorted within a week of them cropping up. I just paid £100 to have the front driver side disc and pad replaced.

 

[Ffoxy]

Being a student got nothing to do with it! I am a Student and my car gets the problems sorted within a week of them cropping up. I just paid £100 to have the front driver side disc and pad replaced.

How much for a disc & pads?

Should have changed both sides!

 

[rallycinq]

Being a student got nothing to do with it! I am a Student and my car gets the problems sorted within a week of them cropping up. I just paid £100 to have the front driver side disc and pad replaced.

I do seriously hope that is a misprint!!

Cheers

SPD

 

[Puntodriver1991]

i paid £120 for both sides.

Seem about right?

 

[smokeyjoe03]

Wouldn't know, I'm not too mechanically minded but changing the brakes isn't too hard to DIY. If your a REAL student on a REAL students budget you learn to do these things for yourself, its a case of having to sometimes.