Leave the emergency(parking) brake off?
I had a brake caliper seize heading up Vancouver Island. I had it replaced at OK tire in Duncan. Excellent service had me out in an hour. The fellow that I was dealing with said that if an Motorhome ...
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Parking brake likely has nothing to do with your caliper seizing. The motorhome sitting with the brakes unused is the most likely cause.
My E-450 does not use the disk brakes for parking, there is a small drum brake on the tail of the transmission. My E-350 (and most light trucks with rear disk brakes) uses small drum parking brakes inside the rear disks.
I've had one car that mechanically tightened the rear calipers with a lever attached to the cable, but have not encountered one that used the hydraulics for parking.
My E-450 does not use the disk brakes for parking, there is a small drum brake on the tail of the transmission. My E-350 (and most light trucks with rear disk brakes) uses small drum parking brakes inside the rear disks.
I've had one car that mechanically tightened the rear calipers with a lever attached to the cable, but have not encountered one that used the hydraulics for parking.
