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Old Jun 4, 2016 | 05:48 PM
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What's your effectiveness of your emergency brake / hand brake if you apply it while moving.....because mine us absolutely useless, barely slows the car down even if I put my knee out pushing the peddle down.
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Old Jun 4, 2016 | 06:20 PM
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it's not an emergency brake- it's a parking brake!!
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If you pull the hand brake on a standard, conventional system you'll lock the back wheels but here nothing.
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I have a 1.7 ton caravan to pull with this car, and I don't fancy having all that weight sitting in the park brake notch alone.
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Originally Posted by 146skip
Suspect the E brake want adjusting or new shoes. Have to really push hard to get it to hold on a steep hill.
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If you pull the hand brake on a standard, conventional system you'll lock the back wheels but here nothing.
For peace of mind have it checked, manual reads:
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Old Jun 4, 2016 | 11:05 PM
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Buy some blocks, the parking brake cannot hold your trailer.
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For peace of mind have it checked, manual reads:
Exactly....I bought it from Jaguar garage who is a franchise dealer for merc's too. It passed an MOT of theirs even though I'd told them about the hand brake! They just replied that they are all like that....

I had an E39 BMW and that was the same..I took to stripping the brakes, cleaning and replacing the shoes and....there we go, working hand brake.
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Out came the tools, trolley jack etc......

Rear brakes stripped, cleaned, adjusted and rebuilt......and

I now have a bloody working hand brake. Very easy to do....7mm Allen key, 18mm ring spanner, flat screwdriver and a torex of which I dont recall the size.....

If I do again, and I may because rear pads aren't great, I'll take pictures and post.

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