eeeeck handbrake sticking on.....

bargainbird

Is there a website i can go to for diagnosis on a problem with my car.

Handbrake sticks on back wheels wont move, and sometimes the handbrake wont come on.....

Heeeeelp

hewhoisnotintheknow

you can join a forum for the make of car

what car is it

bargainbird

Peugoet 106

frugallass

I'd get it looked at by a garage - it could be a number of things such as the handbrake cable or the brake drums / disks

vikingaero

Can you not force it to move. Drive the car in first with the handbrake off. Sometimes the pads weld themselves to the discs/drums.

Conor_3

You've got...

Broken spring on the shoes so they're not being pulled back off the drum.
Seized linkage in the backplate.

If you're one of the massive number of people who don't bother getting their car serviced properly, it'll be the linkage that's seized.

hewhoisnotintheknow

when was it last serviced, hand brakes need attention every so often

its not a biggy to fix though

TiTheRev

I'd guess the wheel cylinders are seized, happened on my old 106.

cc25

I've had 3 Peugeot 106's, and all of them have given an above average amount of trouble with the rear brakes. I think my 106's have experienced all of the problems mentioned above at one time or another!

Really, you need to take the car to a trusted garage/mechanic asap, and get the brakes fixed. The car wouldn't pass an MoT test in the condition you describe. If you want a guesstimate of the cost, I'd say around an hour's labour (£45 at an independent garage around here), plus parts if required (say new brake shoes and springs, £30), total £75. If the brake cylinders are leaking, it will be more.

anewman

Replace the rear cylinders for the hell of it anyway if replacing shoes and springs. That is assuming they're not much more than a tenner a side. Will help prevent them leaking all over your new shoes necessitating their replacement and replacement of the cylinders anyway.

Conor_3

Pointless replacing the cylinders unless they're leaking as you usually end up having to replace brakepipes when they inevitably end up being seized in. They will NOT be the source of the fault.