parking brake level does not return

parking brake level does not return - 90 taurus

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nika - 05 Apr 2006 05:57 GMT

The parking brake works ok and hold the brakes when pushed. However,
when I pull the release lever, the cable does not return completely and
the brake light remains on. I can lift up the pedal (it has slack) and
the light goes off. Or I can tug the parking brake cable under the
driver side door and that pulls the pedal to shut off the light.
Problem returns when I push the pedal again.

Is it the brakes or the parking brake cable nut in front of the rear
wheel that needs adjustment. Please help ...

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sleepdog@optonline.net - 05 Apr 2006 12:43 GMT

>> Is it the brakes or the parking brake cable nut in front of the rear
>> wheel that needs adjustment. Please help ...

A 1990 is it? Find someone to get underneath the car to spray down the
cable and housing with some WD-40 or Liquid Wrench, or do it yourself.
That's penetrating oil, to mitigate all of the rust and/or whatnot that
is likely preventing the cable from traveling in the housing freely.
Spray the whole cable where it has a housing on it and apply/release
apply/release a few times to what happens. If nothing does better get
those brakes looked at by a pro.

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scott - 06 Apr 2006 00:38 GMT

>>>Is it the brakes or the parking brake cable nut in front of the rear
>>>wheel that needs adjustment. Please help ...
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> apply/release a few times to what happens. If nothing does better get
> those brakes looked at by a pro.

replace the cables to thr rear wheels .... is that a drum brake setup?
or rear disc if its rear disc you should replace the rear calipers as well

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