[DeTomaso] Parking brake spring

[Asa Jay Laughton]

The other thing to keep in mind is that the large bracket must -slide- 
on the caliper.  If the slide area build up with junk it will keep it 
from sliding -back- when the e-brake is released.

This happened to me last summer after day at the track.  I had one of 
the rear wheels not let go after using the e-brake (which I rarely do).  
I took off the wheel, cleaned the slide area and it began working again 
just fine.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 6/9/2012 12:50 AM, JDeRyke at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 6/8/12 2:03:33 PM, jjdetrich at gmail.com writes:
>
>> I am having trouble getting my parking brake to release. Do the springs
>> at the caliper go bad? Would anyone have a spare I could buy?
>>
> The spring at the rear caliper sometimes breaks- usually from rust. If the
> hairpin springs on the calipers aren't broken and the long extension spring
> at the front bellcrank is also OK, sometimes the cable jacket builds up rust
> inside, interfering with the e-brake releasing. A little oil- possibly the
> first the cable has ever gotten since it was made- would free things up.
> This may take a while- or even removal and soaking in a tub of oil.
>
> One wide-body car I'm familiar with had undercoating applied while the
> e-brake was on at a shop. The undercoating got inside the cable thru cracks in
> the plastic cover, and set up hard. So the e-brake could not be released and
> the owner didn't notice the extra drag driving the car afterwards. Which
> burned off the e-brake shoes that he then found were no longer available. It
> took complete removal of the cable followed by soaking in solvent for days to
> soften the muck enough so the cable was again useable. Months were spent
> sourcing and fitting replacement shoes from England for the late car's little
> pair-of-pliers e-brakes. I understand things are better supply-wise now. Good
> luck- J DeRyke
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