Weak E-brake FD
Thread Starter
Full Member
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 90
Likes: 38
From: Roswell GA
Weak E-brake FD
Did a search, couldn't pull up anything.
My E-brake is insanely weak, I went to autox and I would yank on it to try to lock up the rears. Wouldn't happen, it would barely slow it down. It will stop the car and keep it from rolling back, but should a steep enough hill be where I stop.. my Ebrake has no hope of success.
Also my brakes are very spongy so I don't know if thats relevant or not.
My E-brake is insanely weak, I went to autox and I would yank on it to try to lock up the rears. Wouldn't happen, it would barely slow it down. It will stop the car and keep it from rolling back, but should a steep enough hill be where I stop.. my Ebrake has no hope of success.
Also my brakes are very spongy so I don't know if thats relevant or not.
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 29,798
Likes: 128
From: London, Ontario, Canada
Sounds like you are autocrossing wrong. 
There are procedures in the FSM to tighten up the parking brake.
If your service brakes are spongy, then start by bleeding them as described in the FSM.
There are procedures in the FSM to tighten up the parking brake.
If your service brakes are spongy, then start by bleeding them as described in the FSM.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
vxturboxv
1st Generation Specific (1979-1985)
2
Sep 16, 2015 04:16 PM