Main component of car brake system to stop your car.
Could be, Transmission failure, Parking brake stuck (frozen brake cables),
Replace the cables with new ones. There are aftermarket cables available for that car.
At the "Y" in the cables at the rear of the car
The purpose of a drum brake is to come to a complete stop with any veichle that may have drum brakes in the rear of the car.
bad break pads If it is disc brake it could be, caliper slide pins are frozen, caliper piston frozen, e-brake cables frozen. If it is drum brake it could be, frozen wheel cylinders, frozen e-brake cables.
At the "Y" of the cables under the car in front of the rearend.
To fix the parking brake on the Escort, you need to find the problem. Make sure that the brake control in the car is releasing, then check the cables for any kinks or sticking spots. Check the cables at the brakes to see if the mechanism is stuck.
Check your brakes to see if they are worn.
you buy new emergency brake cables and put them on. you buy new emergency brake cables and put them on.
Probably one of the e-brake cables rusted tight. If you continue to drive it, it may burn out one or both of the rear brakes. Have it repaired now.
Must be able to hold your car on a hill or incline, and usually consists of a cable or system of cables that will operate a ratchet on the rear brakes. NOT part of the hydraulic brake system.