Stuck E-Brake!! PLZ HELP!!!!!
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Stuck E-Brake!! PLZ HELP!!!!!
Well i just went to push my car into the garage because it is too late to start it. When i started to push i got that squeeking sound like the e-brake was still on a little. i checked and it was not. i am getting this squeek from both sides. How can i free it up. Maybe this is keeping me from 13's? lol
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RE: Stuck E-Brake!!
ORIGINAL: josh662234
Well i just went to push my car into the garage because it is too late to start it. When i started to push i got that squeeking sound like the e-brake was still on a little. i checked and it was not. i am getting this squeek from both sides. How can i free it up. Maybe this is keeping me from 13's? lol
Well i just went to push my car into the garage because it is too late to start it. When i started to push i got that squeeking sound like the e-brake was still on a little. i checked and it was not. i am getting this squeek from both sides. How can i free it up. Maybe this is keeping me from 13's? lol
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RE: Stuck E-Brake!!
ORIGINAL: LetThePoniesRunFree
Sounds normal to me. Your rear e-brakes are controlled via a cable with a return spring on the caliper, not hydraulics. Tomorrow when you can start the car without waking the neighbors up, release the e-brake, start the car, pump the brake pedal a couple of times, shut the car off and let it roll out of the drive way. I'll bet your "squeeking" sounds goes away.
Sounds normal to me. Your rear e-brakes are controlled via a cable with a return spring on the caliper, not hydraulics. Tomorrow when you can start the car without waking the neighbors up, release the e-brake, start the car, pump the brake pedal a couple of times, shut the car off and let it roll out of the drive way. I'll bet your "squeeking" sounds goes away.
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RE: Stuck E-Brake!!
if those tricks don't work try loosening the cable if that doen't work than it might be your pistons are locking up maybe the person who did your brakes before didn't push in the piston the right way.
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RE: Stuck E-Brake!!
you should be able to see your cable through your armrest compartment take the bottom of it ou and you should see the e brake cable(s) and basicly left loosey righty tighty, but also consider that the pistons might be siezing up, if they are and you decide to reinstall new calipers your self you have to push and twist the rear calipers piston in order for it to function properly.
