I've had almost the same problem for the same exact amount of time for #10715. I think it may be the cables. I can feel the switch "racheting" with the *brrrp!* sound, but like your car, my p.b. does two things: Diddly and Squat. I think what I may ultimately do is just buy a kit with the cables, pads, forks etc. But I think they go for like <$200. For now, I just leave her in first with the wheels turned towards the curb when on an incline. Though I avoid parking the car on very steep surfaces without the parking brake. Clutch seems to hold pretty well. (I know, I know- I'm not supposed to do that.) -John Rydholm #10715 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "dadoc2791" <gekko@...> wrote: > > My D's parking brake has never really worked (since I've had the > car - about 2 1/2 years). I had it adjusted while it was in DMC > Garden Grove's shop but still not good. > > I can pull the handle all the way up to stop, and it feels like it's > tightening, but I can then also drive around all day with it in that > position and roll backwards at stoplights on an incline or see it > roll across the sloped parking lot if I didn't leave it in gear. In > general, I just don't use it at all. > > The brakes, in general work perfectly. No complaints at all, there. > > I haven't pulled the rear wheels off to actually look at the parking > brake pads, but Don and Danny had them off, replacing the wheel > bearings a while back and didn't say anything about the pad being > bad, etc. I trust those guys to let me know if something is > obviously amiss. > > So I guess my question is: has anyone else had problems like this > and is there anything specific I should look for when I climb under > to check out the cables, mechanisms, pads, etc.? > > Thanx > > Craig Werner > 07181 > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/