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euro44 · 29th March 2021, 18:18

the zt-t has been laid up over winter the battery has been charged regulary, and its been kept dry. moved it today big clunk from rear end and neither parking sensors or camera showed on screen. what should I check first please ( not electrical minded unfortunately )many thanks .

roverbarmy · 29th March 2021, 18:53

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Originally Posted by euro44

the zt-t has been laid up over winter the battery has been charged regulary, and its been kept dry. moved it today big clunk from rear end and neither parking sensors or camera showed on screen. what should I check first please ( not electrical minded unfortunately )many thanks .

Did you open the garage door before you reversed out?

But seriously, the big clunk could just be the handbrake sticking on (rust formed between shoes and drum inside the drum/disc) and parking sensors could be related to a problem with the reverse light switch. Do the reversing lights work with the ignition on (engine not started though, obviously) and reverse gear selected. Sometimes they stick off and repeated use (in and out of gear) may bring it back (or remove, clean and replace switch/wiring on gearbox).

The switch is set in a certain position/adjustment to work correctly.

euro44 · 29th March 2021, 19:14

D,oh, forgot the doors were closed, not quite that senile yet, although to listen to her indoors thats a false statement lol. thanks for the advice I guess its the months hosting mouse meetings that are the cause. I will check out what you advise, thanks.

euro44 · 29th March 2021, 19:32

its simple when you know how, tried what roverbarmy suggested and of course no reversing lamps so must be the gearbox switch !!!!! hooray more time on my creaking knees to access the brute. seriously though cheers mate.

roverbarmy · 29th March 2021, 20:11

Do try the in and out of gear route first (perhaps with a spray of WD40 or similar on the gearbox switch). It may just start working on its own and save you a lot of bother.

Also on and off with the wiring connector and a wire brush?

hogweed · 29th March 2021, 21:52

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Originally Posted by roverbarmy

The big clunk could just be the handbrake sticking on

Every morning

COLVERT · 16th April 2021, 21:58

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Originally Posted by hogweed

Every morning

To stop that happening then maybe once a month drive at a very slow speed for a hundred yards or so with the hand brake lightly engaged.--This will get rid of the film of rust that forms inside the drums and will stop the shoes sticking on.---

hogweed · 16th April 2021, 22:43

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To stop that happening then maybe once a month drive at a very slow speed for a hundred yards or so with the hand brake lightly engaged.--This will get rid of the film of rust that forms inside the drums and will stop the shoes sticking on.---

Yeah I've always made that a habit... doesn't work any more though, so I think in this case there's more to it than that

COLVERT · 17th April 2021, 16:25

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Yeah I've always made that a habit... doesn't work any more though, so I think in this case there's more to it than that

Years ago I had some brake shoes that seemed to attract water.-I found with those that they could make the drums rust up overnight.---It was from around those days I began to park in gear, only if the ground was flat. I still do this right up to to today and at the moment my car is parked beside my house in second gear.

trikey · 30th March 2021, 07:19

It’s a ten min job to swap out the reversing switch, whip off the passenger front wheel and access is easy.

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roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	Do try the in and out of gear route first (perhaps with a spray of WD40 or similar on the gearbox switch). It may just start working on its own and save you a lot of bother. Also on and off with the wiring connector and a wire brush? __________________ Oil in my veins!

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euro44 Avid contributor mg zt-t 226th made from total of 396 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: chelmsford Posts: 155 Thanks: 175 Thanked 55 Times in 37 Posts	D,oh, forgot the doors were closed, not quite that senile yet, although to listen to her indoors thats a false statement lol. thanks for the advice I guess its the months hosting mouse meetings that are the cause. I will check out what you advise, thanks.

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euro44 Avid contributor mg zt-t 226th made from total of 396 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: chelmsford Posts: 155 Thanks: 175 Thanked 55 Times in 37 Posts	its simple when you know how, tried what roverbarmy suggested and of course no reversing lamps so must be the gearbox switch !!!!! hooray more time on my creaking knees to access the brute. seriously though cheers mate.