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Old May 21, 2003 | 04:32 PM
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E-Brake is loose

Hello

Anyone ever had the E-Brake loosen up after use? I have a 2k2SE Auto and I usually use the brake when I park. I have not used it for a few days, and when I got in the car today to go home from work I hit it and it wiggled quite a bit. So I grabbed it and it moves side to side and up quite a bit. I was wondering if I needed to tighten the bolt on the underside of the handle to fix the problem, or if I should stop by the dealer to have them check it out.

I want to make sure that there is no major problem with it.


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- Seth
Old May 21, 2003 | 04:34 PM
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Re: E-Brake is loose

Originally posted by formas
Hello

Anyone ever had the E-Brake loosen up after use? I have a 2k2SE Auto and I usually use the brake when I park. I have not used it for a few days, and when I got in the car today to go home from work I hit it and it wiggled quite a bit. So I grabbed it and it moves side to side and up quite a bit. I was wondering if I needed to tighten the bolt on the underside of the handle to fix the problem, or if I should stop by the dealer to have them check it out.

I want to make sure that there is no major problem with it.

I think this would more be a problem with the cable itself. I would take it to the dealer since you are under warentee. Oh, you should ALWAYS use the parking brake. Not using it on an auto puts a lot of strain on your tranny.


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- Seth
Old May 21, 2003 | 04:37 PM
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Re: Re: E-Brake is loose

Somehow your post ended up in the middle of my original post.

Thanks for the quick reply.

I figure I'll stop by the dealer this Saturday since I'll be right around there and bug one of the service guys for 5 minutes.

Better safe than sorry.

I try to use the parking brake all of the time, but sometimes it slips my mind when I'm in a rush.
Old May 21, 2003 | 05:06 PM
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I use it all the time myself, it will feel loose after constant use. Last time i went for servicing they tightened it up. But after a couple thousand miles it went loose again.

I never considered it a biggie though.
Old May 21, 2003 | 08:39 PM
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The drivers manual says to have the dealer check it out.
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