Parking Brake Seized
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Parking Brake Seized
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.
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.
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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
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
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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
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
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Not me. Apparently this is what happened when a kid played around in dad's 997TT
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MAP torch. :-)
HATE ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKES.
HATE ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKES.
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