The Fat Kid

I just tried to go for a drive, but the parking brake will not disengage. I tried to let the car idle for a few minutes, tried turning the brake on/off a few times, and tried to give it a little gas when disengaged, but it would not budge.

My 911 lives outside and we had ~30" of snow in the last 10 days, so the moisture has likely caused the pads to bind to the rotors. I shoveled around the car frequently during all the storms, so the wheels where not covered in snow for long.

Any tips, aside from don't use the parking brake during a blizzard?!

Edit to add: No codes were thrown, and I could hear the brake at least attempting to engage/disengage. Temps have been 50F+ for the last two days, so there is no snow/ice on the rotors.

plenum

Maybe pull the wheel off and tap a few times with a rubber mallet.... Not kidding.

The Fat Kid

Thanks! I was considering that since it works with stuck wheels.

I ended up doing more Googling and found other 911 owners solved the problem with more gas pedal. I was gradually depressing the gas pedal the first time, so I went back and did more of a quick stab, which instantly broke it free

tstafford

Nice.

Scottish Pete

"Launch Control" ought to free it . . .

Code

Hands down best way to leave your driveway!

The Fat Kid

Don't forget to open the garage door

satoru

Same here, did a full detail wash took me like 4 hours. Then put cover on and cat sat for a week. Did take a bit of gas to get it free...had a little bit of panic mode tho.

Hurricane

Sad photo makes me sad!

911boy

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

The Fat Kid

Hopefully this thread helps others when their car is stuck

Not me. Apparently this is what happened when a kid played around in dad's 997TT

TTSPete

In the manual

Spyerx

MAP torch. :-)

HATE ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKES.

The Fat Kid

Yup, this is not my first electronic parking brake, so I understand how it operates under normal circumstances...