Re: Emergency Brake Locked Up
Did the car sit for a long time? If it did, the metallic shoes have rusted
to the drum OR pads to discs depending on your setup. Sometimes trying to go backwards, or rocking the car a bit will get it to pop free. If that fails, try jacking the car, and take the rear wheels off and moderately tapping the CENTER of the drum with a hammer, with the brake in the off position. When/if it does become free, get under the car and lube up your cables. Drive around a very short distance (providing you get it free) and listen for grinding. If there is grinding, it may require a brake job. If no noise, and your e-brake does not bind, leave it alone. If it does not free up then, get it to a brake shop. I recommend that if you are leaving a car sit for a long period of time in damp weather, , find level ground, put chocks on either side of the wheel and leave the parking brake off, and leave the gearbox in reverse or high gear. .. "Dan Pilkington" <pilk00@attbi.com> wrote in message news:6z%Ja.8507$Fy6.2973@sccrnsc03... > ...on my '95 Civic Hatchback. Should I get it towed to a shop, or is this a > relatively easy thing to fix? Thanks! > > |
Re: Emergency Brake Locked Up
Thanks for the info! The car sat for maybe 10 days. A relative had used
it - I thought maybe she had pulled on the brake harder than I normally do, but I realize there was something wrong nonetheless. Will try your ideas soon. Dan "eightupman" <eightupman@hotmailnospam.com> wrote in message news:Hh4Ka.158939$jp.4475168@twister.southeast.rr. com... > Did the car sit for a long time? If it did, the metallic shoes have rusted > to the drum OR pads to discs depending on your setup. Sometimes trying to > go backwards, or rocking the car a bit will get it to pop free. If that > fails, try jacking the car, and take the rear wheels off and moderately > tapping the CENTER of the drum with a hammer, with the brake in the off > position. When/if it does become free, get under the car and lube up your > cables. Drive around a very short distance (providing you get it free) and > listen for grinding. If there is grinding, it may require a brake job. If > no noise, and your e-brake does not bind, leave it alone. If it does not > free up then, get it to a brake shop. > I recommend that if you are leaving a car sit for a long period of time in > damp weather, , find level ground, put chocks on either side of the wheel > and leave the parking brake off, and leave the gearbox in reverse or high > gear. > . > "Dan Pilkington" <pilk00@attbi.com> wrote in message > news:6z%Ja.8507$Fy6.2973@sccrnsc03... > > ...on my '95 Civic Hatchback. Should I get it towed to a shop, or is this > a > > relatively easy thing to fix? Thanks! > > > > > > |
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