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Cadet57
Posts: 3009
Join date: 2010-03-14
Age: 24
Location: Chicopee, MA
 | | Subject: E-Brake- "Won't Hold" Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:11 am | |
| So I just got back from a fun filled afternoon of waiting to get a safety sticker for the caprice. Turns out I need two ball joints, no biggie and the e-brake wont hold. Any idea how to tackle this one? |
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Matt Trakker
Posts: 2686
Join date: 2009-07-30
Age: 30
Location: Reading, MA
| | Subject: Re: E-Brake- "Won't Hold" Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:17 am | |
| | Cadet57 wrote: | | So I just got back from a fun filled afternoon of waiting to get a safety sticker for the caprice. Turns out I need two ball joints, no biggie and the e-brake wont hold. Any idea how to tackle this one? |
What do you mean by "won't hold"? If the problem is the pedal won't stay to the floor and just pops back up again after you take your foot off, the problem is likely the short cable for the T-handle to the mechanism. They can get frayed and it makes the handle stay out when you release it. On my car this happened, so I lubed the hell out of the little cable and got it moving again. However, I do have to push the T-handle IN after I pull out on it, otherwise the pedal just won't lock down. |
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Cadet57
Posts: 3009
Join date: 2010-03-14
Age: 24
Location: Chicopee, MA
| | Subject: Re: E-Brake- "Won't Hold" Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:23 am | |
| | Matt Trakker wrote: | | Cadet57 wrote: | | So I just got back from a fun filled afternoon of waiting to get a safety sticker for the caprice. Turns out I need two ball joints, no biggie and the e-brake wont hold. Any idea how to tackle this one? |
What do you mean by "won't hold"? If the problem is the pedal won't stay to the floor and just pops back up again after you take your foot off, the problem is likely the short cable for the T-handle to the mechanism. They can get frayed and it makes the handle stay out when you release it. On my car this happened, so I lubed the hell out of the little cable and got it moving again. However, I do have to push the T-handle IN after I pull out on it, otherwise the pedal just won't lock down. |
Idk, the guy at the inspection station said it "won't hold" I assume it just wont stay down when pushed. Other than the ball joints and that stupid horn the car was great. Looks like a couple new projects for mod day  |
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Cadet57
Posts: 3009
Join date: 2010-03-14
Age: 24
Location: Chicopee, MA
| | Subject: Re: E-Brake- "Won't Hold" Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:00 am | |
| Ok so the ebrake lever goes all the way down and locks, so I haven't a friggin clue what they mean by it won't hold. |
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mean ss
Posts: 655
Join date: 2009-02-25
Age: 54
Location: Nashua NH.
| | Subject: Re: E-Brake- "Won't Hold" Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:07 am | |
| Drum brakes? you might have to adjust them ,try backing up and applying
the e-brake a few times see if that does anything,if not then just adjust
the rear shoes, if there good then you will have to adjust the cable under the car |
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Tomz9C1
Posts: 1076
Join date: 2009-01-21
Age: 49
Location: Rumford, Maine
| | Subject: Re: E-Brake- "Won't Hold" Fri Mar 26, 2010 5:28 am | |
| | mean ss wrote: | Drum brakes? you might have to adjust them ,try backing up and applying
the e-brake a few times see if that does anything,if not then just adjust
the rear shoes, if there good then you will have to adjust the cable under the car |
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
What Bob said. |
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Cadet57
Posts: 3009
Join date: 2010-03-14
Age: 24
Location: Chicopee, MA
| | Subject: Re: E-Brake- "Won't Hold" Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:42 pm | |
| | mean ss wrote: | Drum brakes? you might have to adjust them ,try backing up and applying
the e-brake a few times see if that does anything,if not then just adjust
the rear shoes, if there good then you will have to adjust the cable under the car |
I'll be tackling this tomorrow after I do the ball joints. Is it possible the cable is old or snapped? I haven't looked under it yet. to check. |
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sdstick
Posts: 2577
Join date: 2009-03-20
Location: Revere, MA
| | Subject: Re: E-Brake- "Won't Hold" Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:04 am | |
| | Cadet57 wrote: | | ....Is it possible the cable is old or snapped? |
Old? most likely
Snapped? You should feel that when you apply the pedal if thats the case
Do yourself a favor & have someone with you when your ready to check it out
Its SO much easier when you can have someone repeatedly apply & release
the pedal while your under the car watching the operation.
When adjusting, some do 1 side with the other drum off so you get the feel for that side right.
Also watch for areas where the cable slides across the underbody, it can hang up there too.
(another reason its good to have 2 bodies) Good luck |
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Cadet57
Posts: 3009
Join date: 2010-03-14
Age: 24
Location: Chicopee, MA
| | Subject: Re: E-Brake- "Won't Hold" Sat Mar 27, 2010 4:44 am | |
| | sdstick wrote: | | Cadet57 wrote: | | ....Is it possible the cable is old or snapped? |
Old? most likely
Snapped? You should feel that when you apply the pedal if thats the case
Do yourself a favor & have someone with you when your ready to check it out
Its SO much easier when you can have someone repeatedly apply & release
the pedal while your under the car watching the operation.
When adjusting, some do 1 side with the other drum off so you get the feel for that side right.
Also watch for areas where the cable slides across the underbody, it can hang up there too.
(another reason its good to have 2 bodies) Good luck |
Yeah, my father will be out with me as we'll be doing both lower ball joints, we're going to tackle this after. (Thanks MassDot!). If the cable is snapped (which I doubt as the pedal locks down and stays), is it a standard brake line or is it another type of cable entirely? |
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Cadet57
Posts: 3009
Join date: 2010-03-14
Age: 24
Location: Chicopee, MA
| | Subject: Re: E-Brake- "Won't Hold" Mon Mar 29, 2010 4:39 pm | |
| *Bump* After trying for about an hour to get one of the ball joints out, they won't budge. Even heated they wont move for us. Car is now going to the local Voc HS so they kids can bust their ass on it I'll take free labor any day. So they said they'd do the ball joints and adjust the drums. All I have to do is give them the car for the morning and buy the parts. |
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LandMaster
Posts: 252
Join date: 2009-09-03
Age: 22
Location: Waterford, New York
| | Subject: Re: E-Brake- "Won't Hold" Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:20 am | |
| My caprice had this problem so it didn't pass a "saftey" inspection it slides a little when it's on an incline till the drums grab. After I adjusted the shoes it was good, as for ball joints I tried mine PIA straight up. let the kids do it |
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Cadet57
Posts: 3009
Join date: 2010-03-14
Age: 24
Location: Chicopee, MA
| | Subject: Re: E-Brake- "Won't Hold" Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:37 am | |
| | LandMaster wrote: | | My caprice had this problem so it didn't pass a "saftey" inspection it slides a little when it's on an incline till the drums grab. After I adjusted the shoes it was good, as for ball joints I tried mine PIA straight up. let the kids do it |
Yeah I got one of these plastered to my windshield right now:
Thankfully after the ball joints everything will be up to snuff. |
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