How to repair a stuck park brake cable! For FREE! And permanent! Works with any car!!
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- čas přidán 23. 03. 2020
- In this video Mortske and Duff show you how to release a stuck park brake cable. While this will allow your wheel to turn freely, your park brake will no longer function unless you replace the parking brake cables.
Just take a hammer, fixes everything. A really good video.
80% of the time they work every time!
@@MortskeRepair lol
@@MortskeRepair q
That doesn't make sense lol
Thank you for sharing your technique Our 2013 Kia Soul sat for a week in the mid-May heat in SE Ohio, and when we returned, we couldn't release the parking brake. The car wouldn't roll, but dragged one wheel along the ground. Jacked it up, attempted to remove the wheel, but couldn't. and after trying a rubber mallet, switched to a sledge hammer and tapped around firmly, until the wheel started to rotate freely once again. I was worrying about hiring a tow truck to drag it out of our narrow, walled driveway to a shop for major repairs. We still have to get that wheel off to replace the tire eventually (tire tread is worn but not gone...NOT as a result of this issue) but we can do it at a time of OUR choosing. Thanks again for showing us what you did.
Glad to hear it
Regardless of being an automatic, parking brakes are req for inspection and should still be used. Particularly if parking on a slope. Especially on these older GM's (4t60E) the park pawl is only secured to shifter cable by a tiny C-clip and can shear right off. Now your looking into tearing into the trans for what was relatively simple brake work. When it comes to parking brakes, you don't use them you'll lose them.
We don't have inspections here.
An automatic NEEDS a parking brake unlike a manual vehicle which WANTS a parking brake. An automatic vehicle CANNOT be stopped in the event of major brake failure unless it has a parking brake. A manual vehicle can just be engine braked by downshifting or shutting the ignition off. If you have no parking brake and the hydraulic pressure is lost on an automatic car, point yourself uphill and try to use the gear selector on the automatic transmission if it is even equipped with a low range
@@MortskeRepair what about the rest of the world lol.... the worst thing you can do is not use your emergency brake frequently, that will keep it from seizing up.... Its a good habit to get into.....
Must be A lot of flatlanders in this chat. I live in Mountain strain could live without any break. I would end up having to pay for a lot of other peoples cars if I did.
@@ramonv-h5719 I plan on deleting this comment but you spelled brake wrong. Figured I would save you the headache of the Karen's coming after you... 🍺
The title of this video is deceiving, because the cable was not "fixed", it was rendered inoperable.
But it was permanent
Dave-co1cv I bet you’re real fun at parties…
@@Operator_99 Facts matter.
Dave you suck this is for rednecks in a bind not a proper fix 😂
I was stuck in my driveway until I fixed my rusted parking brake via this method.
Thanks for helping me!! You're awesome and your dog is so adorable!
That's too funny. I've done that many times when I worked in the shop. Living in Northern NY. vehicles rot out before they give out. Catching up on the videos before I started watching your channel. I am now a fan. Enjoy your videos an will watch as long as your doing CZcams. Love the channel. Content is awesome! Keep On Motoring brother!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Right on
I love your current videos, wanted to go back to where it all began.... Tech tip, that silver stuff, keep the lid tightly fastened else it jumps out of the can onto your nose, forehead (or fivehead), elbows. etc.. Yay Duff!!! (I wish I had thumbs...)
I love the dog! Not even scared of the noise! Awesome ❤👍 PS. I am an Anti Sieze fan myself😊 Haha and yes it does get everywhere but it sure works
I use the parking brake on my 2014 Dodge Avenger with 6 speed automatic most of the time for a couple reasons. First because I thought it should be used to keep it in good working condition. Second because it seems like it takes most of the stress off of the transmission any time the car is parked on an incline.
I agree with you on both. Just that not many folks use them here as it's flat and then they seize up when applied.
Man, that dog is SO energetic! Stays just barely out of the way, but just in camera view. Arf!
He's not much of a helper!
Came back here to checkout the older videos that I haven’t seen. Seems like Duff was much more enthusiastic back then.
Everyone’s mad about you wasting their time but your humor made it well worth it. Very entertaining!
Well here I go trying to release my seized parking brake… I sure hope it’s as easy as this..! Thanks
Our pleasure!
Hey I was wiring new radio and there was a random black wire connected to the constant 12v radio wire, after I disconnected them to connect new radio the e brake wouldn’t go back down. Do you think that black wire was the problem? I wouldn’t think a radio wire would effect the parking break but saw someone say something about bypassing break wire? If u good get back to me it would be appreciated , thanks
I wouldn't think so!
So funny..his dog was smelling his rear to see if he is stressing about something..hes talking loud ..talking to noone..so the dog thinks..and hammering the tire..are you upset daddy?
.lol😅
If you genuinely want to free a seized handbrake cable, take it off the vehicle, hang it up by one end and seep diesel fuel down into the bowden until it drips out of the other end. Then work the cable back and forth until running freely. Chances are, the bowden has a split that's allowed water in and rusted the inside causing the cable to be pinched. Diesel cleans and lubricates. Grease over the split then wrap with tape.
If I were to go that far I'd just spend $20 on a new one to replace it.
@@MortskeRepair
Most garages will too because their customers wouldn't pay the labour cost spent on freeing a cable. I just enjoy the satisfaction of making parts work properly. I've actually only ever had to free x3 cables, a twin set on a Nisaan about 35 years ago and recently on a Picanto. The Picanto's replacement would have been $100 but diesel freed the existing one up nicely.
@@spannerssockets6308 Yes, sometimes they are not available as well. If you have an automatic transmission they really aren't necessary where I live.
@@spannerssockets6308 nothing better than making something rusty move freely again
I like the Idea. I prefer cutting a stuck cable rather than keeping it. Stuck cable will cause more damage, It will overheat the brake and may even start a fire. I think
Hey i have another kind of problem. My handbrake is wayy too stiff i can barely lift it to like 5 clicks. While its 9 clicks max. Any idea ?
There should be some adjustment on the cable at some point in the system. Try that.
Thank you for this amazing video I was losing my mind and I cut that parking break
cable and like that all my problems solved. Thank you sooooo much 🙏🙏🙏
The best, shortest, to the point, professional video. I searched for hours and could not find why my 2012 Buick Enclave rear wheels are locked after I press the parking brake too hard. I am not sure it is locked because I pressed it to hard or what. But I will go under the car and check if there is anyway to release it manually. The Brake cable is hanging along with the body and it is definitely messed up. I am not a mechanic but technically good on mechanical, electrical, and electronic syste, This video is the best and i liked it. Thank you for sharing. You are the most intelligent guy among 7.5 billions living on this planet. Hats off to you.
I replaced the passenger side on my XJ and the driver’s side was fine but later on the driver’s side stuck too 👌🏻 Fortunately I’ve only driven this vehicle like once on the road since I bought it bc it needs a lot so it didn’t seize in a narrow Walmart parking lot.
thanks. Hope this solves my problem. Stupid brake isn't strong enough to stop anything anyways.
You got this!
@@MortskeRepair cut it, solved. The rusted brake hardware shoe pin let go when I set the brakes up. I probably could have used the 2 threaded bolt holes to force the drum off, busting the shoe pins. I don't think the cable was fully seized.
@@kenthillswind Good to hear!
I was at the bank, with my 1982 Lincoln Mark 6, and like a dummy I pushed on the floor pedal activated E brake. Last time I used the parking brake was about 4 years earlier. When I shifted from Park to Reverse, the E brake is supposed to release. Well, this time it never released. I had to tow it to a tire place, and they just said there was nothing they could do. What the hell?? So they ended up cutting it and when I drove away, I heard this loud clunk every time I applied the brakes.The classic car was never the same. What was the loud clunk?
There's likely some loose ebrake parts in your rear brake drums. Pull the rear brake drums off and see what is floatin around in there.
so is the cable stuck inside of the plastic sheathing? Is there a way to free it without cutting? Thanks!
it's metal, no, you have to replace it
okay but your helper did all the hard work, not easy to be a good boy
Thats a nice daily driver reddy for te road again! ; )
Beater with a heater!
So glad to finally find someone being honest on CZcams.
I'm a realist!
@@MortskeRepair what, asking Duff for advice?! LoL 😂😆
No matter, it's entertaining!
That's good if it's the only way you can remove the drum but creates other problems. I went to inspect my car and it did not pass because the emergency break would not engage. I do some light mechanical work on my own car so I took the drum off and discovered that the cables were cut. I know these were not cut before because I had seen them. This means someone at a shop I took the car to cut the cables and cost me a lot of money to restore them so I could pass inspection.
We don't have inspections here fortunately!
thanks for the video, lots of jerks in the comments but my brakes are stuck on my truck and i need to drive it to work tomorrow. il buy a replacement cable and fix it myself but for now i just need to cut it and drive lmao.
Good luck!
@@MortskeRepair super easy. worked great. thanks again
I have a 14 dart and was cleaning my car and literally out of nowhere my breaks went to impossible to press. They’re REALLY hard to press. What the hell could have caused this out of nowhere with no warning?! I thought my toddler playing in my car might’ve messed with the e break but it’s down. (I was watching him but toddlers will be toddlers lol)The break light is on on the dash. And now I’m scared to drive it and work in 2 days…. Idk what to do. I’ve checked fuses and e break and reset the battery and everything…I also get a notice to “service electronic breaking system” is there something I’m missing?! I don’t understand. It doesn’t make sense. It went from completely fine to a serious break problem.
I have a 94' Toyota 4Runner which has the same issue. its a 5 speed manual though and I really am not sure I wanna cut the parking brake cable. I'm not always parked on a very steep incline, but the thought of me eventually ruining my transmission from leaving it in gear while parked with no e-brake on doesn't sound like the smartest idea
yeah, probably don't do that!
Can we see more videos like this? Just for fun.
I wish they did better and I would! They just don't pull their weight unfortunately.
Had to come back to watch the very first Vid. Your voice pitch has changed to low tones compared to now. my springer was a lot the same, couldn’t keep his nose out of anything I was doing. Miss him ❤
Welcome back!
@@MortskeRepair I really didn’t read that after I wrote it. What I meant was, I had to go back and watch your first video because I came to the party late. I’m such a 🤡
I think it is a better idea to just keep your braking system fully maintained so that you dont have this issue.
Amen. Cutting cables is just stupid
Holy I'm glad someone said this, dumbest "fix" I've ever seen... throw some deep creep on it and release the brakes properly..
You guys must have the pleasure of living in a rust-free area with brand new vehicles. If you know anything about the rustbelt this isn't something you can prevent. Unless you're going to buy a new brake cable every other year.
This is as far back as my phone goes. It says 2 years ago. How long ago did you first start posting.
This is our first video.
New York state is the same way / Just have to find an inspection station that doesn't check them puppys
(Dog) He's talking to him self again let me help sooth your soul not working keeps talking to the air 🙄 😒 oh boy He's gonna have beer tonight...😅😂...Then the Snoring and Farting starts...LMAO
In your state, are you not legally required to give the Vehicle Owner notice in writing that you have defeated the hand-brake?
You are not required. Plus, it's my car.
@@MortskeRepair Great.
Good stuff
Appreciate it
Use a second tire to hit the tire on the car. The vibration from the two tires will loosen the stuck tire.
Good call, you don't have much for options on the side of the road. I've heard loosening the lugnuts and driving will help as well. Thanks for commenting Joseph!
@@MortskeRepair that sounds like it might work if your careful about it.
@@josephdonkers7429 Make sure to thread the lugnuts back on or you'll really have a mess!
or 3/4" plywood works well
It looks like you used some kind of angle grinder or dremel. What where you grinding with that? Exactly what did you do with it??? Did you cut the parking brake cable? So then you have to replace that cable? And if you don't replace the cable, then it should not pass the yearly automobile inspection! Or does your state have no inspection? I am thinking that it may be that the cable is OK, but your parking brake mechanism inside the drum might be corroded -- so then you cut the cable for nothing???
I just cut the cable as the cable was hanging up.
LOL, we have the same problem here in Pennsylvania
Let’s see you do a will it run on a ford FE motor
We have. Several times
Wrong. Use the parking brake every time you get into your car, but just briefly. Engage the parking break & then release it to keep it moving freely. I don't (as a rule) engage the parking brake while parking because I MAY FORGET IT IS ON & DRIVE WITH IT ON! -IMHO
Nobody here uses a parking brake. It's flat and they're auto transmissions.
Only applies for people who don't know what Park is used for in your gear shift pattern. Great Vid thanks
I think i made a mistake, i left my car (manual) for 9 days on e break and when i finaly came to drive off, break seems bit touching, didn't knew what to do, was far away of home, so i decided to continue with my trip, after 10 miles something on the back broke off (sound like a metal), didn't find anything on the road, so i proceeded to carefully continue my trip, went 100+ miles as if nothing happened (i mean car worked fine), all breaks still works, question would be what could have happend and how bad it would be to continue to drive? I don't think i can afford to take it to mechanic now
Hard to say. Does everything work?
Yup, car works same as before
@@rudisr3107 Turn the radio up and run it!
@@MortskeRepair Funny you say that, I told the mechanic I was hearing rattling noise in my front end when hitting bumps, he said "just turn the radio up" 😂😂
@@unclemikey9124 fixes it every time!
That PPE kit with invisible jack stands and invisible tires under the car for extra safety.
😅
Hey umm what do I do if I need to keep my parking brake lol
buy a new cable!
I left my car outside during the end of winter (manual) for 2 weeks and now my handbrake is loose and has a weird feeling, then i tried going out of my driveway but the car is completely stuck in place…all 4 wheels jammed
Seized...
Guess that car will never park on the hills of San Francisco. lol!
how to fix a stuck parking brake: cut the damn cable
nice Brittany
next time put the camera back another 500 feet.
I'll be sure to do that!
What if your Parking Brake is all you have in an emergency?
Then you should have maintained your regular brakes properly.
@@MortskeRepair Maybe something just flay-out broke. Discounting the Hand-Brake as a possible E-Brake is the cheap way out. Having a backup is way-better than shitting your pants.
@@martinjcamp Unfortunately it's wasn't worth spending 8 hours and $100 worth of parts on a $500 car. Thanks for watching!
@@MortskeRepair I love how you totally disregard the trolls and shit talkers LMAO. So many are so quick to bash the way you cut the parking brake cable, maybe this isn't the way everyone would do it, hell I don't recall him asking for constructive criticism 🤷 and since we have all these ASE Master Mechanics in one place if you have the "by the book" sure fire fix post the damn video! Or stfu 🤣..... Please... 😁
@@timothywallace1963 touche'
How to make a fire alarm quit making noise: Whatever you do, DON'T put out the fire. Instead, just make sure to stuff some rags around the inside of the alarm bell to prevent the clapper from making the noise - presto!
Cool
Good ole Midwest
Oh my!!!! Duff is so tiny
I’m sick of that on my mg midget I’ve tried everything but that so tomorrow it’s bye bye parking brake
Lesson learned; if it doesn’t work………don’t use it. I will try that on my brakes.
Poor cars in that weather
shiiiiiiiit i left my old escort gt in my grandmas field with the Ebrake pulled for the last 7 years. went to pull it out and and all the tires are locked lolol
That's the worst!
Just bought one of tho anti-theft vehicle parking brake stuck on
I mean, he’s not wrong
Fix for a stuck on wheel is to put the lugs back on but leave them loose. Move the car a bit moving it side to side. Wheel will break loose.
Where have you repaired it ? Title should be how to butcher and lose your parking brake permanently
Thanks!
Man, you didn't fix shiz. Just tore sumn else up. My best skill too.
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😂 tht wont work UK 😅
I like how this guy tries to speak just like the OG South Main Auto guy, why?
You don’t think some people talk the same?
It's not just a parking brake. It's an emergency brake to use in the event your hydraulic brakes goes out. Now the driver has no way of stopping in the event that happens. The worst thing to have ever happened with cars was to call emergency brakes "parking" brakes. People forget their true intended use. It ain't for parking.
It’s for parking
@@MortskeRepair It can be used when parking. That's not the reason it's there. They didn't teach you how to use it, in an emergency, in drivers ed? You can literally stop your car with a busted brake line, failed brake cylinder with it. Surely, you know this?
@@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism It's for parking, you're fine.
@@MortskeRepair They're required to work by law here in the state of Maine. They're required to work in order to pass saftey inspection. They require them to work to pass safety inspection in the event of a hydraulic line failure, you still have a mechanical method of stopping the vehicle. Cut them off as shown here, you'll fail saftey inspection.
They might be for parking, to YOU. In states that require saftey inspection, they are emergency brakes.
@@MortskeRepair Out of curiosity, laws and saftey inspection aside, obviously you don't have them where you are, or you'd know this; but what do you plan on doing on the event of a blown brake line, wheel cylinder failure? Drag your feet? Downshift, ditch it and pray? lol You don't care that you don't have a backup method of stopping?
Wow! I actually watched this fool. DO NOT EVER LISTEN TO THIS GUY. My tip of the day. . Holy feck 🤣😂🤣😘
Thanks for watching Andy!
4/14/2024 = 174k
still a solution though. safety tip: a brick can do the even better job
The best way to release stuck parking brakes is try to reverse the car in reverse gear which has better and greater gear ratio than 1st gear. It should release atleast on one side if it doesnt take a hammer and make sure you hit the drum at 9 o clock and 3 o clock position , it will release I have succeeded tens of times in40 years of observation, dismantle and lubricate with gear oil once a year soon after rains
Oops I cut the wrong line haha jk lol wtf
Not exactly a "repair". More about a "cancelling". Temporary solution if youre stuck. Will not pass inspection.
We don’t have inspections
Stupidest "fix" I've ever seen. I hope that's your car and you didn't offer to work on someone elses. 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for watching and commenting Code! Do you enjoy Code Red Mountain Dew as well?
Technique and Fix are two words I would apply to this….Hack and disable perhaps!
Fixed a stuck wheel didn’t I?
Never take your car to him
Yeah, exactly.
The video says how to repair the stuck emergency brake not how to cut it and disconnect it. Emergency brakes are needed when starting from a dead stop with a manual transmission on a steep hill, so you don't roll into car behind you when applying the clutch. In flat states like Illinois, you don't really need it for automatic transmissions .
What?!? You need to learn how to drive a clutch Grant!
I didn't want to burn out my clutch in my nissan altima
@@grantkoeller8911 If you're good with the pedals you shouldn't require the park brake to take off from a hill.
@@grantkoeller8911 some more practice and you won't burn it. Glad at least you have a manual 💪🏼
Wtf? 🤣🤣🤣 Your just kidding right? Please surrender your license and go smoke the last few brain cells you have left away smh.... "Need the e brake to start out on a hill" lmfao never in my 39 years of living have I heard that complete non sense before. You should just ALWAYS have 3/2 of the biggest friends you have with you and they can get out and push you to your rolling starts 🤣🤣🤣
Automatic transmisdionsPark with a Star Wheel thet does not secure the car from being click click click when another parallel oarking vehicl bumps into your car and it starts accelerating just making Zthe Click Click Click rounding Thet little Star Wheel Is not a
Parking Brake
if A CV axle breaks (when another person bumps your car & The Parking Pall doesn't even matter. Thet Car is going to roll! and the broken axle is going to go Wap Wap and probbubbly
buckle the Fender... and Total thet little automobile you are making payments on...
So learn:
What A Parking Brake is. and
protect your Transmission and wimpy Axles..
in Today's Automatic Automobiles.
Parking brake / EMERGENCY brake 🤦🏻♂️
You didn't fix it you destroyed it
Absolutely!
This guy is loud for nothing.
I could give you a hug
Don’t pull the e-brake?
Not even if you’re driving really fast in reverse in the middle of winter and want to have some fun?! There has to ex exceptions to that rule.
It's hard to get home when it's stuck on tho!! Ask me how I know...
@@MortskeRepair they just need to be used more. One of my best childhood memories was riding in the backseat, in reverse, and having that lever pulled 🤣
weird dude with the dog annoying i thought u fixn smthg
You need a hug
what you did is wrong and dangerous dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How is it dangerous?
@@MortskeRepaircable you have cut it's not only parking break its also emergency break will save people life's in case main hydraulic break failure.
there are so many idiot people out there may take your wrong advice and for that reason you may be liable for their accident
@@shamarkateer7763 It's a park break, not an emergency brake. Dual reservoir master cylinder means you'll still have brakes on 2 wheels if a line fails. Read a book.
Lol this is a joke.
Thanks for watching
Thanks for wasting my time.
You're welcome!
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Yay!
Parking brake / EMERGENCY brake 🤦🏻♂️