Handbrake - Potential Problems Ahead?

[highguyuk]

Hey,

Pulled up yesterday in a car park, put handbrake on and got out etc. Came back and the button had "gone in" the hand brake and it was feeling stiff to move up and down. Eventually, the button did come back out again and all was ok.

Very unusual I thought, what is this likely to be? Cable on its way out?

 

[edmong]

Not the cable possibly the rachet. Do you always put the button in when applying the handbrake? If you dont you do run the risk of smoothing out the rachet

 

[highguyuk]

I always, always use the button. It's one of my pet hates, people who dont use the button. It's there for a reason!!! he he.

Would be disappointed if that was the part going, but I suppose it could have been going before with previous owners

 

[highguyuk]

Any other suggestions?