Parking Brake Problem... Please help!
10-08-2012, 07:36 PM
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Parking Brake Problem... Please help!
So I'm currently an hour away from home at a conference in Troy, MI... I get to the hotel and pull my ebrake, right? Snap... some plastic tab-looking things fly up and the e brake won't release.. The button is stuck ALL THE WAY IN. I need some help.. at least a way to release it so I can drive home.. 
I'd like to avoid cutting the cable if necessary, lol.
I'd like to avoid cutting the cable if necessary, lol.
10-08-2012, 07:58 PM
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Pull the cover off the handle and see if you can find the problem and go from there. There's a latch on the underside of the handle that has to be pushed in then that cover will slide right off.
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ten millimeter wrench can loosen the adjuster bolt and under the rear cup holder is where the main cable attaches to each rear cable you can pull that apart.
10-08-2012, 09:34 PM
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So what happened was.. Part of the button itself snapped off (WTF?) and it wedged itself in there. I took the cover off and shoved a small screwdriver in there and unwedged it.
Thanks for your guys' help!
Thanks for your guys' help!
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