The spring engages the teeth on the shaft. The teeth are only on one side of the shaft so you have to rotate the handle to see and engage the teeth. If the teeth are gone than your shaft is not the correct one. In other words you have been given the shaft.
Kevin1 --- In [email protected], "Donald" <dongen...@...> wrote: > > > > Well, it don't have any teeth on the shaft. There is however a spring that > obviously controls some sort of friction lock, but unsure how turning the > handle would have any effect on the lock or how one would unlock it. If > someone wants to see the spring, email me for a photo. I could not look at > it, only feel and stick the camera up under the dash, just point and shoot. > > --- In [email protected], "Kevin" <kgassert@> wrote: > > > > It should have teeth on it but they do get worn out. But you should be able > > to see the teeth. You have to twist it so the teeth engage the wire. > > > > Kevin1 > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Donald" <DonGeneda@> wrote: > > > > > > Somewhere I THOUGHT I had understood that the brake handle on the panel > > > could be used as a parking brake. When I tried it out however, all it > > > seems to do is put on the brakes, there is no lock or rachet to keep the > > > brakes on. The Service Manual makes no mention of a rachet or lock on > > > the hand brake handle. > > > Am I missing something on my coupe, or is that just a hand brake? > > > > > >
