3800 impala emergency brake sticking

[slowchevy]

as topic title states

every time I fill up, i put the emergency brake to the floor , let it sit for a few minutes while the car is filling up with gas , then bring it back up when I go to leave.

well.. I did it tonight. and I drove away from the pump and it felt like it was dragging...though the pedal was fully upright.

I have a feeling the emergency brake is engaged to an extent but I had to drive home four or five miles on it. The wheels were a little warm to the touch (i'd say ... 50-60 degrees)

I've heard about people literally *melting* the emergency brake pot on these cars from driving with the E-brake on, so I stopped every half mile for a minute or two and let the brake cool down and then began going again.

How do I disengage a stuck parking brake on this car? i've never experienced this so I don't know.

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[MuffHugger]

Your car does not have a manual transmission. Why use the parking brake? The cable is rusted and you need to find where it is binding up. Do you have disc or drum brakes in the rear?

 

[skeezer]

goddamn weirdo

 

[wombat]

goddamn weirdo

x2.

 

[Yaj Yak]

as topic title states

every time it snow, i put the emergency brake to the floor , let it tail slide out, tokyo drift style, then bring it back up right before i wind up in the neighbors lawn.

well.. I did when it snowed. and I drove away from the curb at roughly mach 7 and it felt like the rwd was still not working...though the pedal was fully upright.

I have a feeling the emergency brake is engaged to an extent but I had to drift the kohl's parking lot and then another neighborhood four or five more times on it. The wheels were a little warm to the touch (i'd say ... just about right for frying an egg)

I've heard about people literally *melting* the magical drift creator on these cars from driving with the drift petal. so i would drift into a snowbank every half mile for a minute or two and let the brakes cool down because snow is real cold and then began going again.

How do I disengage a stuck parking brake on this car? so i can get my fwd drift on again?.

*fixed to make it a better sools post.

 

[DanJ]

Have you been using it to try to keep it from binding up? that's the only logical reason i can think of. Quit using it around turns.

 

[Slider]

Sounds like the cable binding up since both the wheels are sticking. You could have gotten some water in there and it froze it up or it's rusted. Does the Impala have a separate small drum for the handbrake or does it use the calipers?

 

[slowchevy]

Sounds like the cable binding up since both the wheels are sticking. You could have gotten some water in there and it froze it up or it's rusted. Does the Impala have a separate small drum for the handbrake or does it use the calipers?

separate drum inside the rotors out back

 

[Spicy McHaggiz]

Please answer to why your using the parking brake everytime you fill up. And its a parking brake not an emergency brake.

 

[Mook]

u afraid the car is going to roll away from shell? or does the mobile by you sit on top of a mountain?

 

[Dasfinc]

Please answer to why your using the parking brake everytime you fill up. And its a parking brake not an emergency brake.

common practice to make sure it doesn't rust/seize up.

 

[Mook]

common practice? ive never once heard of anyone continually using their ebrake like this

 

[Spicy McHaggiz]

common practice to make sure it doesn't rust/seize up.

....For maybe 1% of car owners

 

[Sinister Drag Designs]

common practice? ive never once heard of anyone continually using their ebrake like this

Its more common then you think. Locking your P-brake before you let off the brakes wont let your car rock back and put an unneeded stress on your lower mounts. Anyone ever find it a little hard to shift into reverse if on an incline(97-03)?

Lots of GP guys have done this and we stiill do depending on the car.
What i dont understand is why do it on level ground?

Go under the car and see if the cable is hanging. If not, jack up the car and set the P-brake see if one wheel is locked or if both are easy to spin. This will help narrow the problem down a little.

Little advice i was given years ago when it comes to W/H bodys p-brakes.
If you have not used it for the first 80-100k then dont bother using it, you have a huge chance of it failing when you release it for the first time or it just might not release at all.

 

[Dasfinc]

Its more common then you think. Locking your P-brake before you let off the brakes wont let your car rock back and put an unneeded stress on your lower mounts. Anyone ever find it a little hard to shift into reverse if on an incline(97-03)?

X2, Also, keep in mind on FWD cars, this effectively locks all 4 tires (inclines, Theft deterrent etc) My civic I always left in gear and E-brake set whenever I went into the city specifically

I have a friend who had a manual wrangler that got railed while parked in gear with no e-brake, Wrecked their trans + the damage it took from the impact.

 

[espresso8097]

Back in drivers ed we were taught to always use the parking brake. But...this was Dundee-Crown, could be wrong.

Park in a FWD automatic vehicle only locks front wheels, parking brake locks back wheels as an added safety measure.

 

[RebelGTP]

use it or lose it

 

[Mook]

well i mean i know ure SUPPOSED to use it on hills and such....i was more referring to sitting on a flat parking lot

 

[DOC-Z]

I don't know, but I've also heard that if you you don't use the parking brake enough, you stand the chance of it locking...on ANY car. I really just wanted to say that was F**kin' hilarous K.J.!

 

[RebelGTP]

I really just wanted to say that was F**kin' hilarous K.J.!

!!!

 

[PANDA]

my ebrake don't work.

 

[02BlueGT]

Mine does, But I use it often......

 

[RebelGTP]

The loaner I have now won't let the e-brake pedal go further than an inch, so I believe that there is an issue with it... On mine, however, I use mine when I park at night because I park on a slight incline...

 

[DanJ]

Mine does not work either.

 

[Burtonrider10022]

i use mine every time i exit the car.