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Foot park brake leaver help

Started by _kaz from adelaide_ , Jul 26 2006 10:07 PM

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#1 _kaz from adelaide_

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Posted 26 July 2006 - 10:07 PM

At the top of the foot brake leaver (aka hand brake) is a plunger with a spring, what job does this play. Hopefully pic will help. From LX

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Edited by kaz from adelaide, 26 July 2006 - 10:12 PM.

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#2 TerrA LX

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Posted 26 July 2006 - 10:15 PM

would that not be the hand brake light switch?

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#3 _kaz from adelaide_

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Posted 26 July 2006 - 10:17 PM

it doesnt have wiring on it, well mine doesnt anyway. Maybe its supposed 2 as my warning light has stopped working. But i havent come accross a spring on the floor and there are no loose wires near by. The warning light has been working up to a couple of days ago :fool:

Edited by kaz from adelaide, 26 July 2006 - 10:24 PM.

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#4 _Flamenco_

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Posted 26 July 2006 - 10:32 PM

The wire for the handbrake has a gold coloured fitting on the end of the wire with a hole in it... The hole in the fitting snaps over the end of the plastic plunger in your picture. It earth's when the handbrake is on to make the circuit (that's why the plunger is made of plastic...)

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#5 TerrA LX

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Posted 26 July 2006 - 10:35 PM

^ same as the door interior light switch.

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#6 _kaz from adelaide_

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Posted 26 July 2006 - 10:42 PM

well thats bizzare, I have a wire and spring eating ghost in my car. If possible can someone get me a pic of their cars set up.

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#7 TerrA LX

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Posted 26 July 2006 - 10:46 PM

or maybe you can get peter brock to do an exercisium

Edited by ALX76, 26 July 2006 - 10:46 PM.

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#8 _kaz from adelaide_

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Posted 26 July 2006 - 10:50 PM

i could think of better things Brocky could do for me :tease:

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#9 TerrA LX

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Posted 26 July 2006 - 11:08 PM

I could think of nothing better that for the man to bless my car.......
and no im not that way inclined.

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#10 limo

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Posted 27 July 2006 - 12:14 AM

common part on most early hand brakes, little lugs that go through brass connector ring break and spring/plastic piece shoot out.
might be under seat or inside dash, wire should be dangling though,

dumb question Kazz from Adelaide but why is your time zone out by an hour?
day light saving?

Edited by limo, 27 July 2006 - 12:15 AM.