Brakes On Fire!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Boosted3.0]

So I pull out from my friends house and release my e-brake and if felt like I was releasing nothing. No spring feel at all it just fell. So I drive 2 blocks away to my other buddys house and I feel something dragging. So I get out smell brakes and see my drivers side rear rotor is literally red hot! I'm pretty sure my e-brake is sticking so how do I get it to let go? Thanks guys!

[Audi Skate Snow]

you can release it by taking it off the caliper in the rear.

[infernocl]

go behind the wheel or take off wheel and push the lever up

[A4 KiDD 810]

This is a common problem when the cold weather comes, but seeing you live in Miami idk what would cause it to happen to you, but just park your car in gear from now on until you get it fixed.

[FireWire]

look out for warping or damage on the rotors.

[Boosted3.0]

I'm still in PA for X-mas so it's very cold up here. Any pic of this lever?

[infernocl]

center black lever

[Ill 3.0]

just look at the rear of the caliper where the ebrake line attaches (has a ball on the end), its towards the center of the car. use a rod of some sort to leverage that arm up towards the roof (line pulls down towards ground when engaged and frozen).

[Boosted3.0]

I love AZine. Thanks everyone!

[Redgoat]

make sure you dont set your e-brake after some hard spireted driving. That can cause it to seize to the rotor sometimes

[02B6]

I broke the spring off last winter. I dont understand, it still engadges and disengadges?

[Boosted3.0]

All fixed now, I went to pick it up at my buddys house loaded with tools, and just made sure the handle was down and popped it in N and was able to easily roll it. I could see the part that you guys were talking about tho. Weird like thing to break.

[vdubstreets]

mine freezes all the time in cold weather, so i just leave it in gear.

[coowhip]

Same happend to me, I got it home the next morning and put a space heater on it for 3 hrs and it finally loosened. Frickin sucked...It was just the driverside rear too.

[illaudiill]

i never heard of that happening...i live in NJ...and here comes the cold weather

[vdubstreets]

whenever mine do stick when i drive down the road they pop.

[A4 Moda]

We don't have cold enough weather here, but maybe this will work? Carry one in your trunk? They fire up in less than a second.

[diagnosticator]

I use a 2X2 ~2 feet long, and lever the ebrake arm on the caliper back opposite the direction the cable pulls, with the stick through the wheel, quick and always works.