[Z06] E-brake issues
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Douglasville Ga
E-brake issues
This is not the first time that this has happened, but today i parked on a slight hill and pulled the e-brake. When i let off the foot brake the car started groaning and moving forward. I hear the ratchet and feel some tension in the handle, and it seems like the brakes are engaging, just not hard enough, and only some of the time. Other times it works fine. I have been leaving it in gear becuase I am scared of the brake letting off when I am not around. Any advice/help?
Nick
Nick
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Northern Virginia
Check this out:
http://www.queencitycorvette.com/Tec...Adjustment.htm
Some good info here too:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...-no-brake.html
http://www.queencitycorvette.com/Tec...Adjustment.htm
Some good info here too:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...-no-brake.html
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,030
Likes: 1
From: Douglasville Ga
Check this out:
http://www.queencitycorvette.com/Tec...Adjustment.htm
Some good info here too:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...-no-brake.html
http://www.queencitycorvette.com/Tec...Adjustment.htm
Some good info here too:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...-no-brake.html
Thanks for the links BTW.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,389
Likes: 5
From: Northern Virginia
Well, in my experiences it will not hurt a car to leave it in gear on a hill (always accompany that with the e-brake). Someone correct me if I'm wrong there. What you can do to decrease stress on the transmission is when you stop, don't let off the brakes, leave it in gear, pull up the e-brake, then release the brakes. That way you're not putting stress on the transmission from the incline or decline of the hill unless your e-brake malfunctions.
No problem on the links.
No problem on the links.
