2001 Ford Taurus Support Question
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Question posted by tillyPoohs on October 15th, 2014
2001 Ford Taurus Ses Emergency Parking Brake Wont Unlock
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Answer #1: Posted by lawDaimy on October 15th, 2014 2:14 AM
lawDaimy
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FIRST adjust rear brake starwheel while spinning tire FOWARD.
then alongside drivers side of car find emergency brake cable adjustment (long threaded rod with nut) .
hold one end of rod with vise-grips and turn nut until emer. brake cable has less slack in it.
now go inside car and apply e-brake.you dont want the pedal to stop right away but u also dont want too much"travel" in the pedal.so about halfway is IDEAL.
IMPORTANT- once the brake cable is adjusted and the car wont roll foward in gear with the brake on and applying a little "gas"-make sure with brake OFF that rear wheels turn freely.
hope this helps.
thanks
lawDaimy
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Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 1
Copyright © 2001 Ford Motor Company
1 Contents
Before driving Introduction Instrumentation Controls and features Seating and safety restraints Starting and driving Starting Driving Roadside emergencies Servicing Maintenance and care Capacities and specifications Customer assistance Reporting safety defects Index 162 222 230 242 243 122 127 144 2 6 17 84
All rights ...
Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 6
Instrumentation
Instrument panel dimmer control (pg. 18) Instrument cluster (pg. 8)
Headlamp control (pg. 17)
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Rear window wiper and washer - wagon only* (pg. 57) * if equipped
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Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 129
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