Since then it feels like the car lost some power, i mean it feels kinda sluggish. Braking is Ok though. Thanx in advance.
2006-09-29 08:08:40 · 11 answers · asked by huttlin2004 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If you have rear disc brakes, there is a very small drum for your parking brake. Those shoe are probably shot, other than that no big deal. Next time you're on an incline, set your parking brake and see if it still holds. If not, you may want to get those shoes replaced.
2006-09-29 08:12:29 · answer #1 · answered by Papa John 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No damage, just some brake wear and some reduce gas mileage during the period the brakes were on.
If you had the brakes on particularly hard, and you drove particularly fast for a relatively long period of time, you could conceivably overheat a brake drum (or disc). But it doesn't sound as if you did that.
There should be no effect on the car's power. You didn't do anything to the drive train, so if the parking brake is released now, the car should not have less power than before.
The people above who said that you have done significant damage, or need to have parts replaced, or need to get the car checked out, are overreacting. You could mention it to the mechanic next time you go in for service, but you don't need to make a special trip to have the brakes worked on.
2006-09-29 08:13:09 · answer #2 · answered by actuator 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The damage that you are likely to have caused is wearing down your parking brake. You can go to a local mechanic and they can either tighten or replace it depending on how badly worn it is. You may have also caused some damage to the surface that the park brake contacts, but if it was just a few miles then probably not.
2006-09-29 08:11:48 · answer #3 · answered by benjamin s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably not too much. if anything you may have worn your brake pads or shoes. or stretched the emergency brake cable a bit.
if you have rear disk brakes check the pads if you are under 1/8 inch. you need to change them
if you have drums it's a little harder to check so I would have it looked at by your local mechanic
but you really should be fine your front brakes do most of your braking
2006-09-29 08:12:47 · answer #4 · answered by dodrambo 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You may have shattered the brake pad, could of harmed the solenoid, the power thing is odd maybe the brake is up against the rotor. I would have it looked at.
2006-09-29 08:20:10 · answer #5 · answered by sideways 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just wear and tear, at this rate you'll probably crash it before you have to worry about damage, I know I did the same and killed the car 2 years later so the original worry became academic!
2006-09-29 08:12:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't worry about if the brake was on that bad you would have smelt a real bad smell it's an unmistakable smell.
2006-09-29 08:39:18 · answer #7 · answered by grande alacrán 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
warped the drum and wore down the pads, you should take them apart and check them.
2006-09-29 08:10:56 · answer #8 · answered by Skuya!!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drum and shoe you heated them up and they are now glased over and not as goog as be for
2006-09-29 08:29:46 · answer #9 · answered by adam coon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if any it would be the brakes.
2006-09-29 08:23:54 · answer #10 · answered by timmsr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋