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saddlesore1 Samba Member
Joined: November 20, 2006 Posts: 548
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:13 pm Post subject: E Brake not staying engaged help |
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60 T5B
When I pull the ebrake out and turn it, after 2-5 seconds it disengages and goes back in thus leaving me with no ebrake engaged.
I have completely restored the car so I do not know if I reinstalled improperly or if something is not tight at the bracket.
Everything else works just will not stay pulled out. |
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Jacks Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2006 Posts: 2344 Location: San Clemente, Ca.
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Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 7:49 am Post subject: |
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If you greased the hex shaft, that's a mistake. _________________ Jack Staggs
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Wade Samba Member
Joined: February 13, 2007 Posts: 125 Location: NorCal
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 12:04 am Post subject: |
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Hello Saddlesore,
If you go to the 356 Registry site and search for "Hand Brake Rebuild" or something like that, there is an article I wrote a number of years ago that show exactly how the internal handbrake parts to together and how it needs to be set up to work right. The fact that you greased it is likely not the problem. If you have the internal parts all oriented correctly, you may not have pre-twisted the cable before attaching it to the front bracket. The twist puts the correct torque on the handle, keeping things locked in place. Check out the article on the 356 Registry and I'm sure you'll have no problem sorting out the problem. Good luck!
-Greg |
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Jacks Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2006 Posts: 2344 Location: San Clemente, Ca.
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 12:42 am Post subject: |
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That's all good advice, but grease can certainly be an issue. At our shop, where we have been for 41 years, we work on 100 to 200 356's each year. Of those maybe 6 or 7 will require work on the hand brake mechanism under the dash. More than half of those have been assembled incorrectly. It is a very simple, yet tricky, friction device. At least 2 or 3 each year have nothing wrong with them other than being greased. A simple cleaning restores proper operation to those units _________________ Jack Staggs
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