HELP!!!!! Parking Brake will not release!!!!
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Racer
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From: Port St. Lucie FL
HELP!!!!! Parking Brake will not release!!!!
Put Parking break on to work on Shfter **** and When I went to take it off nothing happens. I can't drive the car now.....HELP!!!!!
What do I do?
Thanks
What do I do?
Thanks
Race Director
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From: San Jose Pat Tillman - American Hero
So what you're saying is, you've disengauged the e-brake (i.e., it felt like it released and went to the floor), but the car physically won't move? Or can you just not get the e-brake to disengauge? Is the "Park" light still lit on the dash? More info please!
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Racer
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From: Port St. Lucie FL
Originally Posted by Perfusion
So what you're saying is, you've disengauged the e-brake (i.e., it felt like it released and went to the floor), but the car physically won't move? Or can you just not get the e-brake to disengauge? Is the "Park" light still lit on the dash? More info please!
I released the E brake handle and nothing happens. Light is lit in dash, drove car around the block and brakes were smoking. I can not get it to disengauge. Linkage under car seems to be fine. Handle does not acuate the srping by the mufflers. Do you think its a broken cable or the the part connects it to the lever came off?
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From: levittown pa. usa Even a bad day with my `Vette, is better than a good day at work
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Originally Posted by Rudy525
I released the E brake handle and nothing happens. Light is lit in dash, drove car around the block and brakes were smoking. I can not get it to disengauge. Linkage under car seems to be fine. Handle does not acuate the srping by the mufflers. Do you think its a broken cable or the the part connects it to the lever came off?
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From: Milpitas ca
unscrew and take the cover off the e-brake. poke a screw driver in and dis-engage the brake.
Mine was broken when I got the car. I used this method until I had it fixed.
Someone may have "overpulled" the brake handle and the lever may have over shot the teeth.
Mine was broken when I got the car. I used this method until I had it fixed.
Someone may have "overpulled" the brake handle and the lever may have over shot the teeth.
Team Owner
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
If pulling it further witth the button in doesn't work, I'd try taking the seat out and removing the cover. There's a slider in there with an e-clip on it that falls off, and the piece comes out.
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