[DMCForum] Re: And my next question is.... (about the parking brake)

["Dave" <v-davidj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Derek...

Have you pulled off the rear wheel to take a look at what's going on
back there?

Couple of things come to mind.  You may have stretched the cable, a
pad may have come loose, or the auto adjust on e-brake may need to be
re-adjusted.

Dave Jacobs

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "lakelanier20" <derek4567@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Alright, here's the latest "new little problem."
> 
> I had my car parked on an incline (ramps in my garage) for the past 
> 3 days.  The front of the car sat about 12"-14" higher than the 
> rear.  Naturally, I pulled the parking brake pretty tight and put 
> blocks behind the wheels.  So today, when I drove the car off the 
> ramps, the "brake" light in the instrument cluster would not turn 
> off when I released the parking brake handle, and there is now a 
> loud squealing noise coming from the rear wheels whenever I turn the 
> car to the right.  (It does not matter if this is forward or 
> reverse, if the front wheels are turned right and I drive, the 
> squealing is at its loudest).   I tried pulling the brake tight 
> again and releasing it a few times, all to no avail.
> 
> Could this be a problem in the parking brake handle?  (confirmed by 
> the light not going off -- like the handle is not releasing 
> completely)  Or, do I need to attempt some sort of adjustment 
> similar to what is described here:
> http://lukesandel.com/auto/delorean/repair/parkingbrake.html
> 
> Or something else altogether.  Any help is greatly appreciated. 
> 
> Thanks,
> -Derek L
> VIN 5302

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