Stupid handbrake button!!

[bazinga]

handbrake button wont pop back out i have tried wiggling it and all that any one know how to fix it??

 

[DavoVP]

Pry it out with a small screw driver dude. Get ready to catch the spring aswell

 

[wraith]

Or smash it with a closed fist on the handbrake. Works for me.

 

[bazinga]

i have tried smashing it and that worked for abit but now it just wont budge if i do get it out should i lube it up or something to stop it from doing it again?

 

[purrVN]

the problem is if you pry it out the button is more than likely gonna pop off with the spring and all and eont go back on in a lot of cases, just go to the wreckers and by a second hand lever assembly

 

[FrangaVP]

the problem is if you pry it out the button is more than likely gonna pop off with the spring and all and eont go back on in a lot of cases, just go to the wreckers and by a second hand lever assembly

I beg to differ. I had the exact same problem on my VP, the button expands over time so it just keeps getting tighter and tighter until it wont move at all. I just pryed the button out with a screwdriver and then filed down the parts of the button that would go inside the handbrake assembly, then I just put some grease on the button slotted it back in and its been fine ever since and that was nearly 2 years ago. Only took me about 20 minutes of careful filing and a bit of trial and error.

 

[Lost_Pete]

As mentioned above.

Just pull the button off the handbrake and replace with a new one from Holden (quite cheap).

 

[HSV126]

As mentioned above.

Just pull the button off the handbrake and replace with a new one from Holden (quite cheap).

not so simple.. im afraid these are completely obsolete from holden

 

[Lost_Pete]

I just bought one late last year...............I guess I should have bought a few spares.

 

[VNCommyBeast]

problem with mine is that it DOESN'T stay in the hand brake, bloody pops out every week