2003 Tahoe Parking brake sticking
I have an 2003 Tahoe with the 5.3 and only 119,000 miles. Recently the cold has hit here at nights in Ohio. When I park Tahoe outside for few hours at a time when its cold, parking brake is sticking v...
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jbres wrote:
LPXguy- How do I know for sure the cable needs replaced?
The cable still functions perfectly fine....
If you get under the vehicle I will bet you will find that the rubber seals at the ends of the sleeves are cracked or gone. This will let water/moisture into the cable sleeves and will freeze. Some times backing up and hitting the brakes will cause enough pressure to brake the cable lose. You are going to need to replace the sleeve sections of the parking brake system.
Or go with BTPO1 suggestion and use wheel chocks.
Don
BTW my 2004 has never had this problem and I use them ALL the time, so that blows the "cheap design" theory all to heck. Back in the day parking brakes were all steel and would rust making them stick/freeze. They are now plastic coated and if used once a month should last a very long time.
