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joebxb

Member

• Oct 12, 2011

• #1

Afternoon all
I have a little prob with my handbrake on a 1994 Vouge the otherday when i was turning it over i could smell burning plastic and smoke coming up from the handbrake the i found that the handbrake would not release.
i have located the problen to just under the leaver to what look like a solinoid (i could be rong but the cable sparked and gets hot)
I am at a total loss need help

 

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Saint.V8

Dyed-in-the-wool 100% RR Junkie

Full Member

• Oct 12, 2011

• #2

I did read ages and ruddy ages ago about either the handbrake cable shorting on the gear box or the gear selector cable shorting on something....really sorry I can't remember were I read or heard it from, or why it happens...but something rings a really distant bell for some reason.....

Maybe someone else has heard of this!!

 

wammers

No longer with us, RIP

Donater

• Oct 12, 2011

• #3

Bad earth to engine, starter has earthed out through hand brake cable. Sort earth out fit new cable.

 

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joebxb

Member

• Oct 12, 2011

• #4

How has that effected my handbrake not releaseing and what was the burning plastic smell (doe! prob my brain)

 

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GRATCH

HUGE MEMBER

• Oct 12, 2011

• #5

joebxb said:

How has that effected my handbrake not releaseing and what was the burning plastic smell

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Because your handbrake cable was being used as an earth and this causes it to be come hot (ever put a wire across battery terminals?) which melts the plastic sheathing on the inside of the cable (burning plastic) which then cannot move.

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Oct 12, 2011

• #6

as above

 

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joebxb

Member

• Oct 12, 2011

• #7

Thanks worked it out after i posted it and found that my brake peddle went to the floor new cable for me then and a new earth strap thanks gang love the help

 

dogsbody

Very senior member

• Oct 12, 2011

• #8

joebxb said:

Thanks worked it out after i posted it and found that my brake peddle went to the floor new cable for me then and a new earth strap thanks gang love the help

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Your handbrake's got nothing to do with your footbrake. If your brake pedal is going to the floor you've got other issues.

 

wil2813

Well-Known Member

• Oct 12, 2011

• #9

wammers said:

Bad earth to engine, starter has earthed out through hand brake cable. Sort earth out fit new cable.

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got to agree wammers is correct happened to me years ago was finding a earth through cable so it melted