handbrake stuck!!!! help

turbo-fever

turbo-fever

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can anyone help my handbrake is stuck started me car up this morning went to pull away and literally had to rev to about 5000 just to move it, and the handbrake doesnt seem to do anything it feels like its not attached to anything.

could the cable have snapped? and now the handbrake is stuck on?
 
Craig_GT

Craig_GT

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GT's are known for rear calipers to seize.. mine did it last year. they sometimes loosen off, though it fucked one of mine last year.
it may be the problem..
 
Beaker

Beaker

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Could be that it has frozen on. My Mr2 had this. Water gets in to the cables and freezes when cold. A good grease up of the cables could sort it. Could also be the calipers as said before.
 
turbo-fever

turbo-fever

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cheers for your help peeps, came home today and thought i would see if it was still stuck, presto it was fine must have just been frozen lol silly me lol
 
Graham_GT_Turbo

Graham_GT_Turbo

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mine did exactly the same thing this morning, i think i'll leave it in gear, handbrake off for the winter cos like u said mate it wouldnt move this morning, but is fine now.
 
dac69er

dac69er

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i had that problem, rebuilt the caliper in the better weather and it was fine. just park the car in gear from now on. ive just got into the habit of doing it all the time now, never leave it with handbrake on unless im only stopping the car for a small period of time.
 
gavgts

gavgts

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had exact same problem two morning in a row only had my starlet for 2 days now from a mk6 fiesta so if im honest im used to ringing up ford telling them to sort it any way beaker you said you can grease up the cable are you talking hand brake cable as you can see i have no clue cheers

:gt-logo:ep91:
 
Beaker

Beaker

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Im only going by my Mk1 Mr2 here but basically water gets into the cable and freezes, so you somehow get grease between the cable and the cover the cable is in and it sorts it. Its a common problem on AW11's but mine was fixed at a garage so i didnt do it myself. Other people on the MR2 forum did do it themselves though but I cant help on the procedure. But yes it is the hand brake cable.
 
Gee

Gee

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Fuck sakes, mine is frozen!

My gear lever goes down, but car wont move! When pulling it up, it seems to move with slack..sound like its just frozen stuck?

Leaving it in gear with the handbrake off parked on a hill is OK yeh, it shouldnt move?

I got someone to move the handbrake off and on while I looked under the car. The cable moved on the right, but not on the left. Would this suggest its just frozen? Now I need....

HELP!
 
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Gee

Gee

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:( Sprayed WD40 on the cables...no luck. Will leave for an hour and try again.

edit:

Yey, fixed. But whats the point in having the car in gear? Mine still roles when turned off and in gear so I cant leave the handbrake off??? :S
 
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teesside glanza

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mine done that too

i`ve got a 97 glanza, went too drop the missus off this morning pulled away car seemed as though it was really flat, then after a while could smell hot brakes turned out nearside rear wheel brake was stuck on. anyone know how common a problem this actually is
 
gavgts

gavgts

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yeah common problem mine does it every time it freezes careful tho it will fuck the discs:gt-logo
 
starbogt

starbogt

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my cable sticks no and then but main problem is my drivers side caliper I've released lubed etc twice in 6 months. I don't use the car enough.
 
GTti

GTti

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Spray the cables with lithium grease, be carefully not to contaminate the discs or pads. Should keep the elements off it for a while.
 
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villen25

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Mines is stuck too, but stuck opposite if yall own... I HAVE NO HANDBRAKES NOW! what should i do, we dont have winter... summer all year round:confused:
 
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