my passenger side e-brake is engaged, but not the driver's side. i do live up in snow country so maybe there might be some corrosion somewhere.

any ideas? you can see the spring is still compressed at the rear wheel

 

I have the same problem. I was told I need new cables, but instead I took a hammer and long flat screwdriver and manually decompressed the springs.

I noticed your name keukaz71. Do you live on keuka?

 

i tried to maually decompress the spring but didn't have success. i might have to try it one more time. maybe i will get the screwdriver out.

i live on keuka during the summer months. wintertime, i am in rochester. i been to elmira a few times. i have a few friends that grew up there.

 

Yeah, I'm on keuka in the summer also. About a half mile away from the Viking towards penn yan.

When I have to hit it back, it just takes a couple swings on the hammer and it goes right back to decompressed. Maybe yours will need a little more persuasion. Did you have to take yours for the recall on the ebrake? After they did that, they must have left it partially compressed and my stock centercap melted off it got so hot. Good luck with it.

 

i know someone that lives just a bit north of the viking. they drive an orange avalanche.

what was the recall on the e-brake? do you know when this was and what year truck it was for?

 

Report Date : February 27, 2008 at 10:06 PM
SEARCH TYPE : VEHICLE
YEAR : 2000
Make : CHEVROLET
Model : SILVERADO






Results : 1 | All records displayed
Make : CHEVROLET Model : SILVERADO Year : 2000
Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Mfr's Report Date : APR 20, 2005
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 05V161000 EA04011
NHTSA Action Number: EA04011
Component: PARKING BRAKE
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 90242

http://www.recalls.gov/nhtsa.html

It says its for 1999 to 2002. It didn't fix the problem on my truck, but ya never know.

I think I remember an orange avalance right near me.