How strong is your e brake
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yeah mine isnt very powerful either.. it's ajdusted fine, with a new cable (less that one year old). It fully engages like 4 clicks up. My pads are ok, but I think my rotors are toast. (were very rusty, and look pitted from the rust)
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Mine isn't so powerful. It is OK for most stuff, but it won't hold the car on steep hills.
It can't lock up the wheels while moving (unless of course you are in a hard turn)
It can't lock up the wheels while moving (unless of course you are in a hard turn)
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Mine isn't so powerful. It is OK for most stuff, but it won't hold the car on steep hills.
It can't lock up the wheels while moving (unless of course you are in a hard turn)
It can't lock up the wheels while moving (unless of course you are in a hard turn)
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The one in my 'vert has always worked great, the one in the turbo does now but at one time a strong breeze would have moved the car on level ground. Had it adjusted, cables, pads, etc checked and now it's fine.
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mine is also really weak (my car actualy rolled out into the street once coz i forgot to leave it in 1st)
does anyone have a simple discription or just a picture of where the cables connect etc?
thanks for the help
does anyone have a simple discription or just a picture of where the cables connect etc?
thanks for the help
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Originally Posted by LittleCon
mine is also really weak (my car actualy rolled out into the street once coz i forgot to leave it in 1st)
does anyone have a simple discription or just a picture of where the cables connect etc?
thanks for the help
does anyone have a simple discription or just a picture of where the cables connect etc?
thanks for the help
But ya i'm in the same boat as all of u...everytime i engage it in someone's driveway (ones with an incline anyway) the car tends to roll back a bit. Kinda gay..but i'm in the middle of trying to fix it at the moment.
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Originally Posted by Turbo II
The one in my 'vert has always worked great, the one in the turbo does now but at one time a strong breeze would have moved the car on level ground. Had it adjusted, cables, pads, etc checked and now it's fine.
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Dont know if this question really fits in here and i dont want to thread jack but I just did a 5 lug swap from my 4 lug and with the original e brake cable I have not much room to pull the ebrake. Its like going from going from forward alllll the way back to going forward and 1 / 4th the normal range, do i just need to reroute a 5 lug cable for full range or adjust the orginal or just deal with it
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I've been told it's possible to fix the weak FC e-brake by buying a new cable and making sure it's routed properly (not tangeled with anything else). Then taking the e-brake cover off (in car) and getting in there with some WD40 and a brush and giving it a reall good clean, Then of course adjusting it nice and tight, oh and a decent set of rear pads.
Mine's weak as **** for locking the rears up when driving but holds the car fine on hills, I was told by someone who's managed to get his to lock up his 18's really easy that that's the way to do it, i'm going to try it eventually.
Mine's weak as **** for locking the rears up when driving but holds the car fine on hills, I was told by someone who's managed to get his to lock up his 18's really easy that that's the way to do it, i'm going to try it eventually.
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