Pop! goes the E-Brake??
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Racer
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From: Orlando FL
Pop! goes the E-Brake??
Pulled into an uphill parking spot, turned off car in 1st and pulled ebrake for extra security - and something went POP! 
It sounded/felt like a cable snap or ratchet messup of some sort, by which I mean there was feedback in the handle as well as the noise. I put it back down and pulled up again more gingerly and everything felt and seemed to work fine.
Anyone experienced this?? Should I investigate further, or did it just make that 'don't pull so fast' noise I should've known about?
Also, I should mention that a week or two ago I had the dealer replace my RH fuel tank and crossover to fix a gas leak, so this may have been reassembled recently and not used since.
Thanks for any suggestions
Jim
It sounded/felt like a cable snap or ratchet messup of some sort, by which I mean there was feedback in the handle as well as the noise. I put it back down and pulled up again more gingerly and everything felt and seemed to work fine.
Anyone experienced this?? Should I investigate further, or did it just make that 'don't pull so fast' noise I should've known about?
Also, I should mention that a week or two ago I had the dealer replace my RH fuel tank and crossover to fix a gas leak, so this may have been reassembled recently and not used since.
Thanks for any suggestions
Jim
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In cooler weather I would see the pawl sticking,not swinging freely engaging onto the toothed cam that pulls on the cable. This is all on the lever assy. from the passenger seat,pull back the leather cover and you might see,use a solvent to clean the pivot of the pawl(I hope I'm understood,I've done this many times and may work on yours)this fix works on the ones that when you pull back and nothing happens
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Not had it on the Vette but its occasionally happened on the Camaro.
I think the self adjusters kicked in and it never repeated itself.
I think the self adjusters kicked in and it never repeated itself.
Racer
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: North Carolina
Originally Posted by DeeGee
Not had it on the Vette but its occasionally happened on the Camaro.
I think the self adjusters kicked in and it never repeated itself.
I think the self adjusters kicked in and it never repeated itself.
The exact same thing happened to my Camaro but not my Vette. The Camaro has not done it again so I assume all is ok...
Instructor
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From: Indianapolis IN
Originally Posted by JiminFL
It sounded/felt like a cable snap or ratchet messup of some sort, by which I mean there was feedback in the handle as well as the noise. I put it back down and pulled up again more gingerly and everything felt and seemed to work fine.
Jim
Sorry but I don't hae a fix for this bt it hasn't caused me any big greif. I just reset the parking brake. It probably is a sticking pawl just like someone else discribed.
Matt
Burning Brakes
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From: Upper West Side, NY Very Downtown Houston, TX
Originally Posted by Boeingman
Yes mine does this EXACT same thing on occasion since I bought the car new. Just as you said though, I just 'release and reset' and everything works normal.
Sorry but I don't hae a fix for this bt it hasn't caused me any big greif. I just reset the parking brake. It probably is a sticking pawl just like someone else discribed.
Matt
Sorry but I don't hae a fix for this bt it hasn't caused me any big greif. I just reset the parking brake. It probably is a sticking pawl just like someone else discribed.
Matt
Same thing happens from time to time on my 04 z06.
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From: Oviedo Florida
Same thing here on both a 2002 Camaro SS and my Z06. Scared the heck out of me because I thought the cable surely had snapped, but it turned out all went back normal when I set it again. It seems to happen when I really yank up on the handle though so maybe I won't do it as hard anymore. No problems had resulted with either vehicles and the e-brakes functioned just fine afterwards. 