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ram_g · 04-15-2023

Sounds like you have improvised a solution, but here's what happens and how to fix it without gluing anything extraneous on.

Basically the mechanism of the handle does not change/move but the external plastic grip of the handle slips slightly and moves upward/outward. When that happens it is like the button at the end has to be depressed more. In reality it has to be depressed the same amount, but the grip has moved so the button has to be pressed further inside the grip.

The fix is simply to take a soft sided mallet and give a few whacks to the handle on the "nose" of the grip - basically where the button is. The mallet doesn't hurt the button any but reseats the plastic grip to where it should be on the handle. Then the relative orientation of the grip and the button is restored and everything works fine again.

04-15-2023	#3
ram_g Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 183	Re: 1990 E Brake handle Sounds like you have improvised a solution, but here's what happens and how to fix it without gluing anything extraneous on. Basically the mechanism of the handle does not change/move but the external plastic grip of the handle slips slightly and moves upward/outward. When that happens it is like the button at the end has to be depressed more. In reality it has to be depressed the same amount, but the grip has moved so the button has to be pressed further inside the grip. The fix is simply to take a soft sided mallet and give a few whacks to the handle on the "nose" of the grip - basically where the button is. The mallet doesn't hurt the button any but reseats the plastic grip to where it should be on the handle. Then the relative orientation of the grip and the button is restored and everything works fine again.