emergency brake repair

brettjr · 12-02-2006, 11:49 PM

my E brake works but the pedal will not stay locked in it keeps coming up it wont stay engaged can anyone help me with this problem

**kev1952** · 12-03-2006, 08:22 AM

Emergency brakes are actuated differently between car models and countries. In Oz most locally manufactured cars have a lever (not a pedal) that is used to activate them. The make and model of your car would be helpful, but as a generalisation, most hand brakes work by having a ratchet and pawl arrangement. The pawl is spring loaded and engages the ratchet gear when applied (to lock it on). The pawl is retracted when you release the brake (either by press a button or pulling a lever). I would suspect that in your case the pawl spring is either worn or broken. Replace the spring and it should work just fine.

12-02-2006, 11:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
brettjr Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1 OS: XP	emergency brake repair my E brake works but the pedal will not stay locked in it keeps coming up it wont stay engaged can anyone help me with this problem

12-03-2006, 08:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
kev1952 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 1,007 OS: Win Vista Home Premium	Emergency brakes are actuated differently between car models and countries. In Oz most locally manufactured cars have a lever (not a pedal) that is used to activate them. The make and model of your car would be helpful, but as a generalisation, most hand brakes work by having a ratchet and pawl arrangement. The pawl is spring loaded and engages the ratchet gear when applied (to lock it on). The pawl is retracted when you release the brake (either by press a button or pulling a lever). I would suspect that in your case the pawl spring is either worn or broken. Replace the spring and it should work just fine. __________________ Cheers.... Kev *"The Definition of an Upgrade: Take old bugs out, put new ones in."* Please don't send me PM's for support. Post in the forums for everyone to benefit.