E-Brake Ratchet Help
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Nov 2020
Posts: 19
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From: LA
E-Brake Ratchet Help
Looking for some advice; my e-brake suddenly won't ratchet or stay in place in anymore.
I took the seat out and removed it, something seems off inside the welded metal mechanism.
Searching around online, the common solution is to just replace the entire e-brake.
Is there a way to fix it, or should will I have to just replace it?
Thanks in advance!
I took the seat out and removed it, something seems off inside the welded metal mechanism.
Searching around online, the common solution is to just replace the entire e-brake.
Is there a way to fix it, or should will I have to just replace it?
Thanks in advance!
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,862
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From: Prescott, Arizona
Park Brake
That happened to me about ten years ago. Upon detailed examination of the park brake mechanism, I found that the heavy, stiff steel wire that connects from the push button to the ratchet mechanism has a loop at the lower end which can be deformed by pushing hard on the button without FIRST pulling back on the lever to relieve pressure on the ratchet. I concluded that I could fix it, but that effort would require major steel surgery on the park brake mechanism.
I bought a good used park brake mechanism and saved the old one for a future project.
I bought a good used park brake mechanism and saved the old one for a future project.
Last edited by jim993; Jul 23, 2021 at 12:18 AM. Reason: misspelled word
