parking brake

[RisenequinoX]

my parking brake handle isnt catching, has this happened to anyone? any help?

[heineck]

mine too, i have to pull it all the way up, theres a way to retighten em, IIRC u pull the handle all the way up 3 times or sumthing like that.... never worked

[RisenequinoX]

i've pulled it up plenty of times in a fit of rage hoping it would catch, nope... lol

[Vic28]

take the rotor off and adjust it again... simple

[RisenequinoX]

simple to you, not so much me lol. can you explain further?

[clutch1]

Do you mean the ratcheting thing isn't holding the handle up??

Or that the brake won't stop the back wheels??

[RisenequinoX]

Do you mean the ratcheting thing isn't holding the handle up??

Or that the brake won't stop the back wheels??

its not engaging the actual parking brake itself, so the handle isnt staying up and idk if its stopping the wheels

[Vic28]

Well you have a different issue... the handle should stay up regardless. It has its own rachet mechanism. I think you gonna have to take the center console off and see whats happening, and dont be afraid on putting the car on D and let your brake off while you pull the handle to see if its actually holding the car..

[RisenequinoX]

alright i put the car in reverse and pulled up on the brake and it stopped so im pretty sure its only the latching mechanism

[clutch1]

Yup.. yank off the console and see whats up.. might be something obvious, and in the end probably it'll just need a new parking brake lever assembly.

[RisenequinoX]

to get a general idea of what im looking for can someone take a pic of theres with the center piece off and its pulled all the way up?

thanks.

[cherrington17]

theres a few bolts in the bottom of the arm rest... and i'll assume a few in the shifter area...

[Valley olds]

Mine does this too. Mine has rear drums, and I just had the brake shoes adjusted. It then worked just fine... Until my sister used my car with the hand brake on two weeks after the said adjustment :mad2: Now it doesn't work again. I am sure all it needs is an adjustment though.

[RisenequinoX]

i'm thinking i knocked something loose when i was messing with my radio because the button on the handle is all the way out to the point where i can see a little bit of the skinny plastic piece it's attached to.

[Vic28]

Mine does this too. Mine has rear drums, and I just had the brake shoes adjusted. It then worked just fine... Until my sister used my car with the hand brake on two weeks after the said adjustment :mad2: Now it doesn't work again. I am sure all it needs is an adjustment though.
Read again lol... his is grabbing but the handle is not staying up, yours its not grabbing but I bet your handle stays up.

[Valley olds]

Vic28: Read again lol... his is grabbing but the handle is not staying up, yours its not grabbing but I bet your handle stays up.Oops my bad. Sorry for messing up this thread.