E-brake setup
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From: Bergen County, NJ Democrats, doing for the country what they did for Michigan
E-brake setup
My e-brake won't catch. The brake part works fine, the ratchet mechanism just won't hold it there.
I am going to pull the seat out, maybe tonight to take a look at it.
Anyone have any input as to what is in there once I get it open. What does the ratcheting mechanism look like.
1990 Coupe.
Thanks
I am going to pull the seat out, maybe tonight to take a look at it.
Anyone have any input as to what is in there once I get it open. What does the ratcheting mechanism look like.
1990 Coupe.
Thanks
Melting Slicks
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From: sonoma ca
Got a couple of scans from a 95. I believe they are the same, but not sure. If interested my e-mail is lsylvestri@sbcglobal.net
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From: Bergen County, NJ Democrats, doing for the country what they did for Michigan
I have it apart and figured it out. There's a ratchet mechanism that works off a spring. The car hadn't moved in so long (before I had it) the spring that returned the cam wasn't strong enough to pull it back. In my more patient days I would have disassembled the entire thing, and ground down the surface of the ratchet cam.
However, a little CRC Marine spray solved the problem.
Thanks, bit it's working. Bad news, could have done it without taking everything apart. Could have sprayed right into the mechanism.
However, a little CRC Marine spray solved the problem.
Thanks, bit it's working. Bad news, could have done it without taking everything apart. Could have sprayed right into the mechanism.
