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Looks like you have a double whammy as that appears to be a Viper next to the vette. Absolutely horrible-best of luck in getting everything sorted out.
I did not see in the above post that you can manually release the brake by removing the cap and unwinding the gear tension
You have to remove the left rear wheel and wheel well liner to access the brake control module.
Glad to hear that you and your family are ok. Material things can always be replaced.. as far as moving the car that dolly that was pictures earlier should do the trick. Really sorry for all the loses I'm sure you endured and hope that you get back what was lost quickly!
Why didn't you drive it to the top floor of a long term parkade and leave it there until the storm passes, you have absolutely nothing to lose buy doing so?
Your a moron for even asking such a question. Do you think he was worried about his cars or family?
All my sympathy. A colleague of mine also is in Houston and was evacuated twice as water rose, first from her house, then from her parents' house. Her car is gone, also, though luckily she was able to line up another.
I wouldn't worry too much about this. Even if it won't release once the water level is down, the company the insurance company sends to take it away will be familiar with ways to move cars with the brake set. There's something to be said for expertise.
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Sorry to see the pic of your beautiful cars and your house surrounded by that much water. I hope your insurance company comes through for you when all is said and done. The important thing is that you and your family are OK.
I did not see in the above post that you can manually release the brake by removing the cap and unwinding the gear tension
You have to remove the left rear wheel and wheel well liner to access the brake control module.
See below
That's in the manual? Good to know. Not sure how I missed that. I would have torn the calipers apart. May still have to if the pads significantly rusted onto the rotors.
Why didn't you drive it to the top floor of a long term parkade and leave it there until the storm passes, you have absolutely nothing to lose buy doing so?
Did you come up with that brilliant idea all by yourself!
Sorry to see our neighboors in Texas going through this. Texans and Louisianans have had our share of stotms. This is the worst flooding from rain I've seen in a storm. Katrina all our levees broke and flooded but this Harvey was a serious rain maker. Wish y'all well. I know it will be a long road to recovery. Our Prayers are with y'all.
Sorry to see the water in your home. I hope you and yours are safe.
I hope you get your eBrake sorted. I'm sorry I don't have any answer for you.
I got a salvage title on my C5 from one of our Houston floods. It was hydro-locked and was in water about the same as yours. Dealer pulled and dried the carpets, pulled the plugs, spun the motor, changed the oil and it ran fine. GEICO then totaled the car and paid me $27,500 to keep the vehicle albeit with a salvage title. Drove it trouble-free for another 100K miles before I sold it and bought my C7.
Luckily we dodged a bullet here in my part of Cypress. Was touch and go Sunday and Monday - no sleep for about 72 hours - but my house and C7 are high and dry.
The news advised that it is expected that over 500,000 cars are flooded in the Houston area.
Have been helping other friends and family members who lost everything.
Houston is going to need a lot of help in the near future. Give what you can.
The parking brake cable goes across the bottom rear edge of the rear subframe, from left rear tire to right rear tire. When the water is down, use a sharp bolt cutter to cut the exposed cable, that will release the ebrake.
The other way is to pull back the forward part of the driver side rear wheel well splash shield (a couple of torx head screws I think) to gain access to the ebrake motor/actuator. There is a plastic plug, about the diameter of a dime, facing towards the rear tire. Pop the plastic plug out with a small flat head screwdriver to expose the end of a metal shaft that can be rotated CCW to release the parking brake tension.
The parking brake cable goes across the bottom rear edge of the rear subframe, from left rear tire to right rear tire. When the water is down, use a sharp bolt cutter to cut the exposed cable, that will release the ebrake.
The other way is to pull back the forward part of the driver side rear wheel well splash shield (a couple of torx head screws I think) to gain access to the ebrake motor/actuator. There is a plastic plug, about the diameter of a dime, facing towards the rear tire. Pop the plastic plug out with a small flat head screwdriver to expose the end of a metal shaft that can be rotated CCW to release the parking brake tension.
sad,but you and family are safe,,both cars are totaled,you don't want them back,,start looking for 2 more,you don't have to do anything,they will send a flatbed truck with a winch,and pull it out,,sorry
Why didn't you drive it to the top floor of a long term parkade and leave it there until the storm passes, you have absolutely nothing to lose buy doing so?
I live here in Houston as well. The city covers 634 square miles and every home here is right next door to a high level parking garage. I would also point out that when we know a record breaking disaster is heading our way the first thing we think about protecting is our vehicles. Then of course we check to make sure our homes are ready as well. After we just sit down and relax a while we send our kids, wives, husbands and what have you a quick text message that they should come home just in case something bad happens.
You haven't a clue sir, what is wrong with you? You rank right up there with the folks that are saying that the people of Texas deserved this because our state supported Trump.
This is not the America I know anymore.
Thank you to all of you who have supported Texas in our time of need. I am lucky that even with near 40 inches of rain my home and our vehicles did not flood.
One last bit of news, Harris County Judge Ed Emmit estimated that 500,000 vehicles in Houston were flooded. Can you imagine that?
08-31-2017, 08:45 AM
All my sympathy. A colleague of mine also is in Houston and was evacuated twice as water rose, first from her house, then from her parents' house. Her car is gone, also, though luckily she was able to line up another.
