hope it's not such a silly question, but i'm curious to find out... why is that sometimes when you pull up the handbrake when you park, it makes the clicking noise and sometimes it does not?

I'm not pressing the button when i'm pulling the handle up... or am I suppose to?

This is my 400th post. Congrat to myself

Anyhow my handbrake caused me my rear bumper's perfect finish - I scratch a little when it slided back to the wall :( :mad:
I did not pull it hard enough.

To your question.. I think you may be pressing the button by mistake. It is just an ordinary handbrake

your not suppose to press the button when u pull on the handbrake.


taka: same thing here. the first few days when i parked the car in my driveway, it would actually roll down into the sidewalk, very dangerous. then i realized i wasnt pulling on the hand brake hard enough. dont be afraid to yank that shit hard guys.

Originally posted by tribal azn2
dont be afraid to yank that shit hard guys.

Amen brother. Truer words have never been spoken. If you're going to yank it, yank it hard.

Cumpressor would know about yanking.

Originally posted by tribal azn2
your not suppose to press the button when u pull on the handbrake.


Rubbish. Who told you this?

You press the button when applying the hand brake to prevent unncessary wear on the ratchet mechanism. Given the hand brake is your emergency brake if your foot brakes fail, I would look after it.

Sco: you're the man. You are correct.

You should always press the button - pull it back hard and then release the button. We don't have a history on how long that new handle mechanism will last if it has to ratchet up every time.

Originally posted by cumpressor4u2nv
Amen brother. Truer words have never been spoken. If you're going to yank it, yank it hard.

So does this make us all Wankel yankers?

Originally posted by mngpao
Sco: you're the man. You are correct.

You should always press the button - pull it back hard and then release the button. We don't have a history on how long that new handle mechanism will last if it has to ratchet up every time.

personally i dont press the button or pull the brake back hard. i pull it as far as it will go then if i need to put it in first gear.

Originally posted by mngpao
Sco: you're the man. You are correct.

You should always press the button - pull it back hard and then release the button. We don't have a history on how long that new handle mechanism will last if it has to ratchet up every time. Actually, I believe the best method is that taught by the Jim Murcott schools: press the button while you pull the handle most of the way, but release it before you pull it the last little bit, so that you get one or two clicks from the ratchet. This ensures that the ratchet is properly engaged without putting undue wear on it.

I can't believe no one uses the handbrake for its real purpose. Turn the DSC off, get going about 20 mph or so, turn the wheel and yank that brake up! Damn fun! I thought that was prerequisite knowledge for anyone owning a rotary vehicle. ;)

Disclaimer: For offroad use only. Never intended to be done on public roadways. Not responsible for personal damage to vehicle.
Don't drink and drive, etc...

This is a very interesting, surprisingly complicated theoretical topic. I hit the button and yank the first 1/4 of the way, let go of the button and another 1/4, rapid-fire the next 1/4, slow-fire the last 1/4. Finally, I scrounge up an additional, here-to-fore unknown 1/4 travel (i.e., "virtual travel") by putting all my weight into the lever in order to send it through the roof.

I always press the button, pull hard(ish) then let go of the button, and give it another tug (may get another click more).

just yank that thing it won't hurt anything that how the handbrake is desigh to work that clicking sound is just the cable and the rachet mechanism tightening, if you don't keep it tight all the and put the car in gear to hold and if some average joe come in to park your car and don't know about this just pull the hand brake then Bye Bye car:( :(

AFter we figure out how and when to push the button to minimize wear and maximize performance on the handbrake, we really need to take a look at the right way to use cruise control. When I accelerate I push the accel button repeatedly until I reach the right cruising speed. I feel this gives me finer control of speed without overshooting. My wife says I'm wearing out the button this way; I oughta press and hold it and try to release it just when I reach the right speed. This has become a source of considerable dischord between us and I'm thinking of consulting with a lawyer if we don't work this out soon. Any ideas?

Another extremely technical issue. I begin the whole process by engaging cruise and then using the deceleration button to get down to zero mph in order to calibrate the cruise. I then use the acceleration button to pick up speed to redline. I do both steps for each of the 6 gears in order to calibrate the cruise control for each gear. After this is done, I wire an alternating relay between the acceleration and deceleration buttons, which alternately accelerates and decelerates the car at the frequency of .001 millisecond, thus maintaining incredible stability at the selected speed.

More recently, however, I have begun to worry that the process outlined above may be too simple.