99 Chevy Cavalier's parking break not working, cause and price?

SigGirl

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The parking break on my sister's 4 speed is no longer working. Her regular brakes are fine. It's always been tight, but all of the sudden it's loose and no longer working.

Any estimates on the cost of replacing? Her husband says it's probably something needing replacing in the back brakes, our stepdad says no, it's just the parking break. My SO says it could be either....

Any mechanically minded guys out there want to venture a diagnosis? And if it's going to be expensive?
 
Your parking brake is a cable operated system. It's possible the cable streched and just needs adjustment. Look under the rear of the car and you should be able to see it and check to see whether it's broken or just loose. From the "all the sudden" part, my guess would be it rusted and broke. I can't imagine the part would cost too much. (I'm thinking around 50 or so, could be wrong though.) I would leave that job up to someone who knows what they're doing. Brakes are pretty important and you don't want them to fail.
 
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