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Old 05-29-2015, 10:46 PM
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Rattling hand brake ideas on how to fix easily

I don't know if anyone else has this problem I did a search and didn't find much. My hand brake button and spring rattles like crazy at idle & any speed and it is unusually loud I can hear it clearly over my Magnaflows! It drives me nuts . All I have to do is lightly put my finger on it and it goes away.
I tried a nice looking replacement from the junkyard and it does the exact same thing!
Did anyone else have this problem and what they do to fix it. I thought of some ways but none of them are easy to do. I'm looking for something simple besides driving around with my right and laying on the parking brake lever.
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Re: Rattling hand brake ideas on how to fix easily

put the soft part of velcro on the inside of the parking break handle by in the button area
Old 06-01-2015, 09:51 PM
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Re: Rattling hand brake ideas on how to fix easily

Normal velcro glue breaks down on hot sunny days.
I found some industrial velcro a couple of days ago that can take that high temperature. I had to shave down the fuzz a bit but this solution worked.
Thank you.
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