help - parking brake problems

[wolfsburg16v2k2@yahoo.com (Tony Morehead)]

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here's the story:  
     for 2 nights in a row i went to my friend's house and parked in the road (using the hand brake) for a few hours.  
     both nights when i left, the driver's side rear caliper would not release.  i tried going forward and backwards but it didnt let go.  
     i drove about 3 miles to my other friend's house and parked again (leaving the car in gear instead of using the e-brake).  the left rear rotor was glowing bright orange when i got out.  after a few hours without the e-brake engaged, the caliper was released and i went home.
     i took it to the mechanic yesterday and he could not get the brake to stick shut for anything.  no problems whatsoever.
     the only difference between what he did and what i did is that it was much colder when the problem happened.  any ideas?  could there be water freezing in my brake line?  has this happened to anyone else before?

tia,
-tony


1987 2 or 3 tone 16v scirocco


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<P>here's the story:&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; for 2 nights in a row i went to my friend's house and parked in the road (using the hand brake) for a few hours.&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; both nights when i left, the driver's side rear caliper would not release.&nbsp; i tried going forward and backwards but it didnt let go.&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; i drove about 3 miles to my other friend's house and parked again (leaving the car in gear instead of using the e-brake).&nbsp; the left rear rotor was glowing bright orange when i got out.&nbsp; after a few hours without the e-brake engaged, the caliper was released and i went home.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; i took it to the mechanic yesterday and he could not get the brake to stick shut for anything.&nbsp; no problems whatsoever.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the only difference between what he did and what i did is that it was much colder when the problem happened.&nbsp; any ideas?&nbsp; could there be water freezing in my brake line?&nbsp; has this happened to anyone else before?</P>
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