D'ohh!!! Drove with parking brake set! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Zonaman · 10-18-2010, 02:47 AM

OK true confessions time. I was at the lake and always set my parking brake (69, drim brakes rear) on the ramp when launching and recovering the boat. Not that it does me much good because the rig would still roll if not in park, with it set, just more slowly. Anyway I managed to drive about 12 miles before I stopped. You could sure smell them (no visible smoke) and the drums were as hot as a steam iron when I stopped. No signs of fluid on the outside. Let them cool for about an hour and went on with no apparent problem.

What should I be looking for when I get around to inspecting them?

Thanks.

10-18-2010, 02:47 AM	#1
Zonaman Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 519	D'ohh!!! Drove with parking brake set! OK true confessions time. I was at the lake and always set my parking brake (69, drim brakes rear) on the ramp when launching and recovering the boat. Not that it does me much good because the rig would still roll if not in park, with it set, just more slowly. Anyway I managed to drive about 12 miles before I stopped. You could sure smell them (no visible smoke) and the drums were as hot as a steam iron when I stopped. No signs of fluid on the outside. Let them cool for about an hour and went on with no apparent problem. What should I be looking for when I get around to inspecting them? Thanks. __________________ 69 C-10 LWB, 350, 700r4, 3.73 posi-traction, front disc brakes. Built for the desert- She can take the heat! Vivat Rex Chevus! Last edited by Zonaman; 10-18-2010 at 02:51 AM.



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