E-brake froze up

[Kneale Brownson]

Park only on flat spots?

At 08:07 AM 1/11/2005 -0700, Dennis Unsworth wrote:
>The e-brake, '90 200TQ has been froze up since the weather turned wintry
>several weeks ago. I had the same problem on the '86 5kTQ - when the weather
>turned cold and wet or snowy, the e-brake applied just find, but wouldn't
>release completely. After driving around a while it would finally let go. On
>the 200TQ, I don't even set it when it gets cold. The handle feels very
>stiff in the cold, like something could break if I pulled hard on that
>handle. 
>
>Three below this morning, with a winter storm warning and a low forecast
>tomorrow night of 18 below. In this weather, it really helps to let the car
>warm up a bit at idle and it's common for people to leave the car running
>while doing errands. It's the time of year when the e-brake would normally
>get quite a bit of use. Dousing the calipers with light oil last winter did
>not help. The e-brake cables were replaced before I bought it 2-1/2 years
>ago. Any 'been there-fixed that' out there? Ideas?
>
>Dennis
>
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