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After about 11 months I have decided to put my J back on the road. During the time it's been stood its been on the drive but only started on average maybe once a month.
The handbrake has been off the whole of this time but the car has only infrequently been started and moved a little.
The brake discs and pads had maybe done 1k miles only before I took the car off the road but now look very rusty.
My question is this - is it possible that the brakes will still be operational and indeed pass an MOT?
The MOT expired during it's time stood so it'll need to pass an MOT as soon as I can get it booked in.
I have priced up a full set of discs and pads and can replace all relatively cheaply, but obviously would prefer not to have to.
Thanks for any ideas/advice, Craig.
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(2:nd-Jan-2018, 10:44:07)CraigSRi Wrote: After about 11 months I have decided to put my J back on the road. During the time it's been stood its been on the drive but only started on average maybe once a month.
The handbrake has been off the whole of this time but the car has only infrequently been started and moved a little.
The brake discs and pads had maybe done 1k miles only before I took the car off the road but now look very rusty.
My question is this - is it possible that the brakes will still be operational and indeed pass an MOT?
The MOT expired during it's time stood so it'll need to pass an MOT as soon as I can get it booked in.
I have priced up a full set of discs and pads and can replace all relatively cheaply, but obviously would prefer not to have to.
Thanks for any ideas/advice, Craig.
in my opinion they should clean up themselves after a couple of applications , try them 1st to see
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just driving it to the MOT should clean off the discs (assuming it's more than 100yards away)
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You would be fine, just drive the car around the block a couple of times, will feel rough the first time you brake but they will clean off within a short drive. No need to replace after that short spell off the road.
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4:th-Jan-2018, 12:41:29
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If it's got a manual handbrake then apply it gently a few times, or even better drive with it partially on. It'll remove the surface rust from the rear discs quicker than just relying on the foot brake.
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5:th-Jan-2018, 10:47:35
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You can still apply the electronic brake while moving forward very slowly. The car will come to a stop but the pads and discs will have rubbed a bit. Try this a few times? It will take longer but I guess it will also get the trick done.
