parking brake stuck?? halp!
05-04-2009, 07:56 PM
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parking brake stuck?? halp!
i was washing my car today on my inclined driveway. i yanked up the parking brake real hard to get the car to stay still, washed the wheels with cleaner, washed the car, etc. then, i went to move it, and the rear brakes seemed to be stuck. the car would barely roll down the hill on its own, and the rear brakes were making........well, brake noise. in addition, i barely had to lift the parking brake handle to get the car to stay still.
i then pumped the brakes many times, drove the car a little bit, and the problem seems to be gone.
any advice, ideas?
i then pumped the brakes many times, drove the car a little bit, and the problem seems to be gone.
any advice, ideas?
05-04-2009, 09:41 PM
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E Brake
Only idea I have is the e brake cables. The original cables had a water seal that failed early and allowed water to get inside the cables. The common problem is for the cables to freeze up in cold weather. Maybe the water got in and began to rust. If that is what is causing the problem, the only fix is to replace both left & right cables. Just a guess.
05-05-2009, 03:02 PM
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AH HAH!! someone else with my problem!
heres the issue. or what I believe the issue is. its definately caused by cold weather. it seems the handles moves fine but the brakes are stuck in the rear. i hafd this problem (no longer an issue because its warm out now) but im 95% sure its exactly ads goldenpony says. the cables get stuck. a little yank or maybe even hot water should temporarily fix it but if it keeps happening the only way to really loosen em up is to drive while its stuck up.. problem here is that your going to wear down your brake pads and if you get to the point where i got, you will wear the entire pad off and cause damage to the rotor. i believe this is something covered under the warranty though.
heres the issue. or what I believe the issue is. its definately caused by cold weather. it seems the handles moves fine but the brakes are stuck in the rear. i hafd this problem (no longer an issue because its warm out now) but im 95% sure its exactly ads goldenpony says. the cables get stuck. a little yank or maybe even hot water should temporarily fix it but if it keeps happening the only way to really loosen em up is to drive while its stuck up.. problem here is that your going to wear down your brake pads and if you get to the point where i got, you will wear the entire pad off and cause damage to the rotor. i believe this is something covered under the warranty though.
05-05-2009, 03:05 PM
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AH HAH!! someone else with my problem!
heres the issue. or what I believe the issue is. its definitely caused by cold weather. it seems the handles moves fine but the brakes are stuck in the rear. i had this problem (no longer an issue because its warm out now) but im 95% sure its exactly ads goldenpony says. the cables get stuck. a little yank or maybe even hot water should temporarily fix it but if it keeps happening the only way to really loosen em up is to drive while its stuck up.. problem here is that your going to wear down your brake pads and if you get to the point where i got, you will wear the entire pad off and cause damage to the rotor. i believe this is something covered under the warranty though.
heres the issue. or what I believe the issue is. its definitely caused by cold weather. it seems the handles moves fine but the brakes are stuck in the rear. i had this problem (no longer an issue because its warm out now) but im 95% sure its exactly ads goldenpony says. the cables get stuck. a little yank or maybe even hot water should temporarily fix it but if it keeps happening the only way to really loosen em up is to drive while its stuck up.. problem here is that your going to wear down your brake pads and if you get to the point where i got, you will wear the entire pad off and cause damage to the rotor. i believe this is something covered under the warranty though.
05-05-2009, 05:07 PM
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Its rust where the caliper piston rotates out for parking brake.
The caliper cant rotate back in because of the small spring that
rotates them back in and the 'Florida Salty Air' Rust.
The cable rotates them out fine because a strong arm and
multiple leverage enhancers are in effect. Crawl under and
find the spring and 'help it' to rotate back in to unlock the caliper.
There is a TSB out on the cold weather 'freezing' brakes.
And for those of you that have the 'other' problem...
Its an improved rubber boot that keeps the water out where
the E-Brake cable enters the caliper assembly.
The caliper cant rotate back in because of the small spring that
rotates them back in and the 'Florida Salty Air' Rust.
The cable rotates them out fine because a strong arm and
multiple leverage enhancers are in effect. Crawl under and
find the spring and 'help it' to rotate back in to unlock the caliper.
There is a TSB out on the cold weather 'freezing' brakes.
And for those of you that have the 'other' problem...
Its an improved rubber boot that keeps the water out where
the E-Brake cable enters the caliper assembly.
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