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parking brake too weak?
car is '88 190e 2.3
when I am on the steep hill (San Francisco) and I aplly the hand brake to the max, the car still moves slowly (If I am not in the "P") How do I fix this?
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The parking brake shoes glaze with time and lose their OE friction coefficient. You need to burnish them. Find a nice long downhill and retard the car by pulling on the parking brake - LIGHTLY. Keep you thumb on the button so you can release it immediately.
A nice long downhill mountain grade is a great way to do this. With the short steep hills in Frisco it may take two to three "treatments". Duke |
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can I do this on a freeway going 60 mph?
Milan
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You can, but do it lightly and very carefully. The idea is to burn the glaze off by heating them up and wearing the glaze coating off.
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Ali Al-Chalabi 2001 CLK55 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Diesel 2002 Harley-Davidson Fatboy Merlin Extralight w/ Campy Record |
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If you can apply the hand brake to the max you could have worn park brake pads (if separate from service pads in a 190E) and/or stretched cables.
Sixto 95 S420 87 300SDL |
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Duke |
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