parking break release
Asked by Charlie1963 Oct 14, 2008 at 01:02 PM about the 1996 Cadillac Eldorado
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
I push parking breake and it locks, now I can't free it, what I must to do?
1 Answer
Your cables and/or parking brake mechanism have rusted from age or lack of use. Take it to a mechanic (or do it yourself if you have the know-how) and check out the cables and mechanism, and replace parts as needed. To get the car to move again in the mean time, you'll have to manually back off on the parking brake adjuster. If you don't know how to do this yourself, get a mechanic or a friend that REALLY knows cars. If that fails, you'll need a tow to a shop.
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