Help! My parking brake is not holding - Larry

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  1. Me

    Me Guest

    Parking brake on my 1995 850 turbo is not holding. Have adjusted rear
    parking brake shoes and internal hand brake adjustment without success.
    Could the brake cables be bad? Dealer says cable replacement is about $400
    plus another $200 if parking brake shoes need replaced. Is there an easy
    way to tell what might be wrong (dealer diagnosis is about $130) and is
    there a procedure somewhere I could see that tells how to change cables etc.
    Thanks.

    ..... Larry
     
    Me, Apr 14, 2004
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    Stephen M. Henning Guest

    Parking brakes follow the old addage, use them or loose them. If they
    go unused for a while, the cables corrode and become unserviceable. I
    use mine every day and never loose them.
     
    Stephen M. Henning, Apr 15, 2004
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    Peter Milnes Guest

    What, no Haynes or Chilton manual to hand? Shame on you.

    Cheers, Peter.

    : Parking brake on my 1995 850 turbo is not holding. Have adjusted rear
    : parking brake shoes and internal hand brake adjustment without success.
    : Could the brake cables be bad? Dealer says cable replacement is about $400
    : plus another $200 if parking brake shoes need replaced. Is there an easy
    : way to tell what might be wrong (dealer diagnosis is about $130) and is
    : there a procedure somewhere I could see that tells how to change cables etc.
    : Thanks.
    :
    : .... Larry
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    Peter Milnes, Apr 15, 2004
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