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Done that, location here is Netherlands, Europe. Not as wet as UK but problems started after Xmas, a week of non-use and being parked outside with parking brake on. Salt is used to de-ice roads in winter. The problem of stuck parking brake shoes due to rust is by design ! Both back plate and...

I removed the drum brake last week and discovered that one brake shoe had rusted to the back plate in one spot ! There was no residue of grease or CopaSlip to be found on this spot. That is strange as the other brake shoe still has plenty of grease where it rests on the back plate. It...

Always fun these old episodes of Star Trek ! Have you seen that first gen iMac :lol: I was thinking more off Lithium Polymers ! "A lithium polymer battery, or more correctly lithium-ion polymer battery, is a rechargeable battery of lithium-ion technology using a polymer electrolyte...

Thanks to all who joined the discussion, now I know it is not an isolated case ! The design of this drum brake is like an "overrun" brake, it will "bite" when the car rolls backwards and should release when driving forwards. But the return springs under the rear seat and in both brake drums...

Thanks Nubo for your pictures ! Knowing where to pull now I could pull up the seat. Removed the "bare metal" cover that is under the seat and there is the parking brake cable with equalizer to both cables running to the rear brake drums ! The cables from the rear showed grease and ran...

My leaf from 2015 recently has the same problem ( over 40.000 km) Only when reversing i hear continuous squealing. Last days when reversing further i hear clunking noise and feel the brakes gripping. When driving forwards there is no noise but after jacking up the left rear I feel the rear...

Thanks to all who replied ! So the high number of L1/L2 counter is explained and can't be used to blame me for loss of capacity. At delivery in January 2015 my SOH was 99% ( Hx 99.54% Ahr 65.05) and currently Leafspy shows Hx 87.77% and Ahr 58.05 after only 1 year and 5900 miles. I have the...

Hello I am a newbie here. Located in Netherlands I drive a leaf bought new in January 2015. ( 24 KWH battery) Dealer did 1 QC at delivery, Leaf Spy confirms still 1 QC as I never do QC. I drive 5 times a week around 22 miles a day and charge at night using standard EVSE cable on a 240 Volt 16...