Handbrake wont release

joebxb · Oct 12, 2011

Afternoon all
I have a little prob with my handbrake on a 1994 Vouge the otherday when i was turning it over i could smell burning plastic and smoke coming up from the handbrake the i found that the handbrake would not release.
i have located the problen to just under the leaver to what look like a solinoid (i could be rong but the cable sparked and gets hot)
I am at a total loss need help

Saint.V8 · Oct 12, 2011

I did read ages and ruddy ages ago about either the handbrake cable shorting on the gear box or the gear selector cable shorting on something....really sorry I can't remember were I read or heard it from, or why it happens...but something rings a really distant bell for some reason.....

Maybe someone else has heard of this!!

wammers · Oct 12, 2011

Bad earth to engine, starter has earthed out through hand brake cable. Sort earth out fit new cable.

joebxb · Oct 12, 2011

How has that effected my handbrake not releaseing and what was the burning plastic smell (doe! prob my brain)

GRATCH · Oct 12, 2011

joebxb said:
How has that effected my handbrake not releaseing and what was the burning plastic smell

Because your handbrake cable was being used as an earth and this causes it to be come hot (ever put a wire across battery terminals?) which melts the plastic sheathing on the inside of the cable (burning plastic) which then cannot move.

jamesmartin · Oct 12, 2011

as above

joebxb · Oct 12, 2011

Thanks worked it out after i posted it and found that my brake peddle went to the floor new cable for me then and a new earth strap thanks gang love the help

dogsbody · Oct 12, 2011

joebxb said:
Thanks worked it out after i posted it and found that my brake peddle went to the floor new cable for me then and a new earth strap thanks gang love the help

Your handbrake's got nothing to do with your footbrake. If your brake pedal is going to the floor you've got other issues.

wil2813 · Oct 12, 2011

wammers said:
Bad earth to engine, starter has earthed out through hand brake cable. Sort earth out fit new cable.

got to agree wammers is correct happened to me years ago was finding a earth through cable so it melted

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