llewis Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 I have a 1996 sts and I cant get it started, in the process of working on it I set emer brake and now cant release emer. brake because car wont start any suggestions? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 There is a small manual release near the top of the pedal arm. Try not to pinch your finger when the pedal arm releases though. Bruce 2016 Cadillac ATS-V gray/black Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 The emergency brake utilizes a vacuum servo to release.. I have had a couple of these vacuum servo motors go bad and the brake will not pop off. However you need to determine that in fact your servo went bad and its not your vacuum supply that has a problem. Is your AC working ok? If it is, you can test the vacuum servo with a hand held vacuum pump or by putting a small vacuum hose on it and trying suck a vacuum, if you are unable to draw a vacuum the diaphram in the servo is shot.... Here is a photo, that may not be exact but similar... If you need to release it there is a manual release that you can pull to release it, be careful as I have hurt my fingers releasing it...#7 is the servo Early on sailors navigated by the stars at night and the North star became the symbol for finding ones way home. Once you know where the Northstar is you can point your ship in the right direction to get home. So the star became a symbol for finding ones way home or more symbolically even finding ones path in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Here is the parking brake manual release from out owners manual and a better picture of the vacuum servo, Mike Early on sailors navigated by the stars at night and the North star became the symbol for finding ones way home. Once you know where the Northstar is you can point your ship in the right direction to get home. So the star became a symbol for finding ones way home or more symbolically even finding ones path in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llewis Posted September 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Thanks you very much, Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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