sumdumgai Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Anybody have any ideas on why the emergency brake won't release automatically as it should when I put the 'ville in gear? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupillac Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Is it stuck in there good? Mine didnt disengage once so I put it in drive and pulled on the E-brake upwards, it released when I did this. Hope that helps "Cadillac, it's not a car, it's an obsession" -W.Kingdon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumdumgai Posted May 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 I put it in gear but could not pull it back. Had to use the manual release button under the dash. It's happened last two times I used the brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 This happened to me also in a 91 Seville. If its not jammed as Cupillac states it could be the vacuum "motor" or servo that actuates the release. I replaced mine, it was less than $20 if I remember but quite tricky to put in as there is not much room, there are 2 screws and a steel connecting link. It actually looks like what was called a vacuum dashpot on some carburators and works the same way. Before you buy it however make sure that the vacuum hose is connected and that vacuum is applied when the car is put into gear with a vacuum guage, it could also be the vacuum switch actuated by the tranny selector, but most likely its the vacuum servo. When you take it out, you will see that when you apply vacuum to it, the lever will not move, if the diaphram is damaged, where as when you apply vacuum to a good one the lever moves. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike5514 Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 spray it with wd40 first. mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harddriver Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 93 Deville when this happened it was a vacuum hose with a hole in it -- about $15 (from dealer) to fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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