parking brake level does not return - 90 taurus

Apr 05, 2006 2 Replies
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The parking brake works ok and hold the brakes when pushed. However, when I pull the release lever, the cable does not return completely and the brake light remains on. I can lift up the pedal (it has slack) and the light goes off. Or I can tug the parking brake cable under the driver side door and that pulls the pedal to shut off the light. Problem returns when I push the pedal again.



Is it the brakes or the parking brake cable nut in front of the rear wheel that needs adjustment. Please help ...



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A 1990 is it? Find someone to get underneath the car to spray down the cable and housing with some WD-40 or Liquid Wrench, or do it yourself. That's penetrating oil, to mitigate all of the rust and/or whatnot that is likely preventing the cable from traveling in the housing freely. Spray the whole cable where it has a housing on it and apply/release apply/release a few times to what happens. If nothing does better get those brakes looked at by a pro.

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replace the cables to thr rear wheels .... is that a drum brake setup? or rear disc if its rear disc you should replace the rear calipers as well

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