Singy10

I used my e-brake for the first time in g-d knows how long. The issue is that my truck will not accelerate very well unless I press down heavily on the gas. For example, if I am stopped at a traffic light I can take my foot off the brake and the truck will not move. I have released the e-brake (obviously) as well as switched out the calipers and hammer the e-brake back to make sure that it was actually released. Anyone have any ideas why I am experiencing this problem?

RLXXI

Cables likely frozen up inside the casing.
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jeffinthebag

If you regularly use the parking brake once or twice a week, will this keep the parking brake from freezing up? It there any entry points that you can spray lube into?

RLXXI

Yes, using them once in a while will help prevent cable freeze, no there is really no way to get any lube in there that would do any good, cables are several feet long and setting the parking brake only moves them maybe 2" at most.

I never used them before on any vehicle I owned as I always had a level surface to park on, when I bought my house I now have a 4° incline for a driveway so I use them every day.
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k4phd

Hey, I had a problem with my 2004. The e-brake would not completely release and I found myself not using it because of the problem. The e-brake cable attaches to a lever that spreads the shoes against the drum. When you do not use the e-brake it forms a rust coating on the steel parts and this contributes to the brake not releasing when you pull the e-brake lever. I cleaned and greased it about a year and I use it regularly and have not had a problem since. Take your rotor-drum off and you can see how it works.
Good luck,
Jim

Singy10

Thank you all for the feed back! I'll be taking everything apart and oiling them down come this weekend. Hopefully that'll do the trick

chickenwire

As RNL said - the cable is a bajillion feet long and it's not likely you're going to get a penetrating oil all the way through it. You might get lucky and get the "frozen" spot to let go.

It's always a good idea to use the parking brake once in a while to keep it free and I was taught this as a kid.

Which of course, I never do, but I know that I should!