Please help! E-Brake not working!
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2nd Gear
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Please help! E-Brake not working!
Hello everyone! I have 2000 Coupe. My emergency brake does not work properly. If I pull it as hard as I could, it some what works, but if where I park has some slope, then it doesn't. I had a dealer adjusted the brake, and according to the dealer, they adjusted it as much as they can. But just the other day, I was at a gas station, and my C5 started to roll!! Is it common? Is there anything I can do? If anyone can give me advices, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
Racer
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From: Dayton OH
Are you leaving it in gear? I can't imagine a gas station would be on a large enough slope for it to roll while parked in 1st or reverse in combination with whatever amount of pressure your hand brake is applying.
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From: phoenix az
Mine does the same thing, and odly enough it seems when it is cold the e break catches better. Also, sometimes the ebreak wont even grab at all, it will jsut lose tension and then randomly, later it will start working again *shrug*.
Racer
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From: Hermosa Beach CA
Mine does the exact same thing. I bought my car used. I adjusted it all the way and it still doesnt catch very well. I took off the rear rotors, and the inside where the ebrake works was worn down and had a ridge worn into it. The ebrake shoes were also worn down very much so. I havent put on new ebrake shoes or rotors, but I assume this will solve the problem. Seems like people are driving with the ebrake on or something. Or they were overtightened. Who knows.
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The C5 e-brakes are poorly designed. Mine never worked correctly, and I purchased my 2000 new. I never brought it back to the dealer for adjustment, because I am scared to death of them. The forum was full of owners complaining about the e-brake. That and the column lock were the major complaints.
Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Hello everyone! I have 2000 Coupe. My emergency brake does not work properly. If I pull it as hard as I could, it some what works, but if where I park has some slope, then it doesn't. I had a dealer adjusted the brake, and according to the dealer, they adjusted it as much as they can. But just the other day, I was at a gas station, and my C5 started to roll!! Is it common? Is there anything I can do? If anyone can give me advices, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
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2nd Gear
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Thank you everyone! I wasn't sure if it's a common problem or if mine was a special case. I do leave it in 1st gear now days, and avoid parking on hills. I feel some what relieved that I'm not the only one who's got this problem...
Night Owl for life
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From: Bugs Bunny should'a made a left turn here
adjust your little star adjuster-thingie to expand enough so that when you pull up the e-brake handle, it fully locks at 45 degrees. make sure you don't adjust too much and bind the rotors, though.
don't know what the star adjuster-thingie is?
use a flathead screwdriver and a hammer.
don't know what the star adjuster-thingie is?
use a flathead screwdriver and a hammer.
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Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Adjust so that it's a bit tight putting the rotor back on. Get eveerything put back together and drive 5mph in reverse and pull up on the E-Brake handle to adjust the shoes. If that doesn't work, you'll probably have to look at the pawl under your E-Brake handle...Did that make sense? I know my head is still spinning from the "star adjuster-thingie"
Race Director
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From: Lake Havasu City, AZ
here's a recent thread.
the member website cited within my post in that linked thread provides a couple different fixes depending on your problem...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1619753
the member website cited within my post in that linked thread provides a couple different fixes depending on your problem...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1619753
