[TR] Starting car after storage

[bill beecher]

Start by rebuilding/replacing the rear brakes.  May be as easy as cleaning up the wheel cylinders sanding the shoes and a good rubbing of the drums with steel wool.  If they are pitted then ghey should be turned.   I would take this opportunity to fully flush and refill the brake lines, I would recommend DOT 5.0 fluid.  Then on to the front, pop the pistons out and polish them up with some 4-0 steel wool. 

Hope this helps. 

Bill B
TS30800L

Last night I saw upon the stair,
A little man who wasn't there,
He wasn't there again today
Oh, how I wish he'd go away.... Mearns

On Jul 20, 2021, at 8:39 PM, Adrian Jones <adrianjones747 at centurylink.net> wrote:


Hi Folks,
 
Well, I took everyone’s good advice and it started up, no problem.
 
So naturally I decided to go for a test drive – the tow truck has just dropped the car off.
 
After about a mile of driving, it felt a bit sluggish so I pulled into a Garden Center and tried to turn around.  It stalled and it decided it didn’t want to go any further.  That’s when I called Hagerty for the tow truck.
 
I have a feeling the brakes have rusted up and seized.  I have to jack up the car and see which ones – front or back.  Which are more likely to seize?  Probably the back drums, right? Funny thing though – before I started walking back home, I felt each wheel for heat – nothing.
 
Cheers
 
 
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