Was just there myself two weeks ago....same problem.
the damn cable didn't seem to want to release
the park brake completely.
I tracked mine down to the little pivot mount
bolted to the back of the differential.
The pivot of this mechanism had enough crap in
it that a pair of pliers would barely allow my to pivot
it. I took it apart, cleaned it, (lightly polished the pivot
bolt) regreased the main cable...
it now works Great!
Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
-----Original Message-----
From: William Killeffer <wtkilleffer@yahoo.com>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, March 03, 2001 10:01 PM
Subject: stiff parking brake and frozen bleed screws.
>Hello listers,
>I was adjusting my parking brake cable today along with adjusting the rear
>brakes. It seems to work now except that it's slow to release. Sometimes, I
>wondered if it was releasing all the way. What are some things I can do to
>insure this is working right?
>I was also planning to flush and bleed the whole braking system and went to
>start on the front brakes and found that the bleed screws would not open. I
>sprayed liquid wrench carefully around them and hope to pick it up
tomorrow.
>Is there anything else I can do and/or is this a symptom of a more serious
>problem?
>Thanks,
>William Killeffer
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