Pulled the e-brake too hard and it snapped! :(

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05-18-06, 12:03 AM

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Pulled the e-brake too hard and it snapped! :(

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As I pulled in my driveway tonight, I pulled up on the e-brake a little too quickly and I heard a snap. I put the e-brake lever back down, and there was no resistance when I pulled back it up.

The e-brake no longer engages the brakes and moves up freely without resistance.

Any ideas guys?

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05-18-06, 12:35 AM

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lol.

any ideas?

you broke the cable. :P

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05-18-06, 12:41 AM

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That's what I figured :<

How hard is replacing it?

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05-18-06, 12:44 AM

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I did the exact same thing. I gotta replace mine soon too. Haven't really looked into it yet.

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05-18-06, 12:47 AM

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Sometimes if you pull it too hard one of the barrels on the end of the cable will snap out of the fork on one of the rear brakes. I'd check that first before you look into the broken cable. This happened to me.