My hand brake never work since I purchased the car 6 moths ago, when you pull on it, look like its grabbing a little but not its not stopping the car at idol in drive(A4) funny thigh is that in reverse it dos hold he car.

How can I fix it?

I thought the hand brake should reset itself?

 

Do a search on this topic.

 

I did search for hand brake and hand brake fix it gives you 400 treads that don’t help my

 

my hand brake sux too.

Im tired of putting it in gear.

Usually in normal cars you can adjust the handbrake though the rear brakes but vetts are little different. I cant figure out how to do it.

any help. pics or something on how to do this

 

Search parking brake adjust and look down to "how do I tighten up my emergency brake" There are links, pictures, instructions, everything you need to know. It's not really a hand brake.

 

Thank you.


i will know for future reference

 

Nature of the beast.......mine does the same thing. Just a crappy emergency brake and normal as I understand.

 

Fellas.....check out this link. This may help you solve your Ebrake problems.

http://www.z06vette.com/forums/showt...ght=brake+pads

 

Here is how you adjust the parking brake shoe:

Park Brake Adjustment
Tools Required
J 21177-A Drum to Brake Shoe Clearance Gauge (Can be found at auto parts stores where K-D tools are sold)

Important
Park brake adjustment is not necessary after replacing the park brake lever or park brake cables. The park brake cables are tensioned automatically by cycling the park brake lever three times.

Apply and fully release the parking brake three times.
Verify that the parking brake lever releases completely.
Turn ON the ignition. Verify that the red BRAKE warning indicator lamp is off.
Turn OFF the ignition.
Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.
Remove the rear tire and wheel assemblies. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Tires and Wheels.

Important
Do not operate the park brake lever with the rear disc brake rotor removed.

Remove the rear disc brake rotors. Refer to Brake Rotor Replacement - Rear in Disc Brakes.

Place the inside measurement contacts of the J 21177-A at the widest point of the drum portion of the brake rotor (1).
Tighten the set screw on the tool in order to ensure the proper measurement when removing the tool from the drum.

Position the outside measurement contacts of the J 21177-A over the park brake shoe (1) at the widest point.

Important
If the gap between the adjuster nut and the adjuster screw exceeds 5 mm (0.25 in) during the adjustment procedure, the park brake shoe must be replaced.

Adjust the park brake shoe-to-drum clearance by rotating the adjustment nut on the park brake actuator. Specification
0.38 mm (0.015 in)

Install the rear brake rotors. Refer to Brake Rotor Replacement - Rear in Disc Brakes.
Install the rear tire and wheel assemblies. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Tires and Wheels.
Apply and release the park brake lever three times .
Apply the park brake lever. Inspect the rotation of the rear wheels:
The wheels should not rotate forward.
The wheels should drag or not rotate rearward.
If the rear tire and wheel assemblies rotate forward or do not exhibit drag rearward, repeat the adjustment procedure.
Release the parking lever. Verify that the wheels rotate freely
Lower the vehicle

Bill

 

Mine didn't work for 4 years. Stealership lied to me and said they are ALL LIKE THAT.
When changing brake pads reset the star wheels to JUST DRAG slightly when putting rotor on and off.
Now can STOP THE CAR with the parking brake.
Incidentally the Stealership pointed out GM calls it a parking brake not an EMERGENCY brake. Another attempt to shirk their responsibility for fixing the problem. LOVE this forum. BIGHANK

 

A lot of C5s came out of Bowling Green with either maladjusted/unadjusted parking brakes.
Glad to see you took care of your problem. I had to do the same thing. The good news is that once adjusted properly, it will likely stay that way for years to come since it's not a normal "wear out item" like the service brakes are.

As much disgust as I have for most stealerships, they (and GM) WERE right about one thing. This apparatus IS a parking brake, not an "emergency brake". There is no such thing. It's only a common term used by many people.

 

ttt

 

Wonder why they didn't design a slot for adjusting with a screwdriver like most other vehicles I've owned.

 

I have wondered the same thing too.