Van will not move after parked for a couple of days

[bikehunter]

I have a FWD 2ltr van and after a fews days parked it refuses to go forward. Continuing with some perseverance there is a bang of what can only be thought as brakes releasing and all is back to normal.
I wonder if anyone else has this problem?

[MrMPuk]

That'll be one of your rear brakes jamming on then. You have to strip them and give them a clean. Either that or just park it in gear and don't use the handbrake.

[sc_BK]

We have that on the old pug 405, repair would cost more than it's worth so we just park in gear

[motorwise]

they do sometimes jam on these if left unused - strip the drum off and have a look you may find the wheel cylinders have leaked on to the shoes - if so then you'll have to replace them

good luck

[steamdrivenandy]

It's just started to happen to mine.
I didn't drive it over this last weekend and I washed it as well but when I reversed out of the drive this morning there was a resounding 'THUNK' from the rear which could only have been the or a brake releasing (I hope).
Not a good thing to happen on an 8 month old van with only 8k on the clock.

[Nathan_Cardiff]

you lot are jinxes. its recently started on mine too... i just drag the back wheels down off the drive. they soon release

[xbox360]

Mine sticks on too but only if i have been driving in the rain the day before.

[Nighthawk]

if the handbrake sticks after standing in cold damp weather, it's usually a sign of excessive brake dust build up inside the drum.

If the brake won't release, turn off the engine...stick it in gear and give the back plate a quick clack with a knocking stick.

thats usually enough to release it.

[Dan T]

That happened to my works van mk6 2004 04 - 85 280 mwb. Because its on autolease the rac came and fixed it, he used a big hammer and wacked the drums twice, Sorted.

Although i've never had that problem with my 2002 02 mk6.

[Nathan_Cardiff]

Thats handy owning and driving for a living similar vans, i bet yours never needs any parts replacing

[bikehunter]

Wow, thats a lot of replies! Since that last time I wrote about it ,it hasn't happened!
Thought it might have been a clutch sticking as forgot to mention that it happened when I started the van without depressing the clutch pedal.

[Azer van man]

it used to happen to my old lwb 350 but only when it had p---ed down and i'd been through alot of suface water i was told that bacause of the excessive water it can cause the rear shoes to swell i just used to rev the girl up and go for it leaving 5oo miles worth of rubber on me drive

[stuartrobbie]

happens with my X reg mk6 and like mentioned on here, happened with my puggy 405 too.

i find if you put it in reverse and start moving a bit quicker than normally(well most people) it will clunk off and be fine.