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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 07:55 PM
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Angry parking brake problem

i have a 89 bonneville le the parking brake is broke i have the petel zip tied up in the disingaged postion. however the back brakes drag a little bit enough to slow the car down coming down a hill . can someone please explain how to either fix the whole thing or just remove it all together so my brakes won't drag????
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You do realize, of course, that the other name for a park brake is an emergency brake. If you lose a brake line, the investment in fixing your park (emergency) brake will be the best money you ever spent.
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You do realize, of course, that the other name for a park brake is an emergency brake. If you lose a brake line, the investment in fixing your park (emergency) brake will be the best money you ever spent.
thanks for the advice ? do you have naything to contribute that will help me ?? and yes i relize that i never use it anyway so i don't really care if its there or not . just need to no how to get it off or fix it either one witch ever is cheaper i suppose !
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