My car has been stored since mid November with the E-Brake pulled...is this bad?

[Nicky Pass]

I'm really getting the itch to go and get my car, but I sold my condo and since we can't move into our hew house until May 6th, I can't bring it home:nonono: When I stored the car at my Dad's warehouse, I pulled the e-brake...not really hard, but it is pulled. Is sitting with the e-brake pulled for 4-5 months a bad thing? The warehouse doesn't get below 40 degrees...if that means anything.

 

[KINGCOBRA86]

i think u will be fine? sound like to me give here a fresh oil change, and check the tire psi & misc etc and ur good to go!

 

[Nicky Pass]

I know I worry too much, but this is the first time its been "stored" out of my sight.

 

[SickBlackMach]

You should be fine man.
Worst case, get a good lubricant and hit all the exposed areas of the cable and cycle the e brake a few times.

 

[pimpdout98gt]

whenever i store or even park my cobra i only engage the e brake a max of 2 clicks. most of the time it is parked on level gorund so it won't roll plus i always put it in 1st gear.

 

[Nicky Pass]

whenever i store or even park my cobra i only engage the e brake a max of 2 clicks. most of the time it is parked on level gorund so it won't roll plus i always put it in 1st gear.

Thats what I did. 1st gear and 2-3 clicks.

 

[Sweetwater]

Cars are shipped overseas all the time with their e-brakes pulled, in the salty air, for long periods of time. You should be fine.

 

[Nicky Pass]

Cars are shipped overseas all the time with their e-brakes pulled, in the salty air, for long periods of time. You should be fine.

Good point!

 

[FromGTtoSVT]

no worries....I store my car with the parking brake pulled pretty tight for 5 months out of the year.

unless the car is parked on a hill, it's not going to cuase any problems...it's not like the car is resting against nothing but the parking break

you'll be fine.

 

[divided]

I've never heard of issues because of storage with the ebrake. What exactly happens?

 

[MKSVT]

I've never heard of issues because of storage with the ebrake. What exactly happens?

Nothing.

 

[CobraBob]

I wouldn't fret. I stored mine two winters from November - March with the emergency brake on. Never was an issue.

 

[divided]

Nothing.

LOL. That answers it.