# E brake only stops truck from rolling forward

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/e-brake-only-stops-truck-from-rolling-forward/72650>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 26, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/e-brake-only-stops-truck-from-rolling-forward/72650 "2012-05-26T17:27:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ranger23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@ranger23](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ranger23)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/e-brake-only-stops-truck-from-rolling-forward/72650/1 "2012-05-26T17:27:59Z")

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Hey all, my emergency brake works fine when I am parked nose down; it prevents my truck from rolling forward. When I’m parked nose up, the e brake doesn’t stop the truck from rolling backwards. 2.3L 1993 ford ranger manual trans.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/e-brake-only-stops-truck-from-rolling-forward/72650/2 "2012-05-26T20:05:58Z")

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E-brakes frequently have a harder time preventing a vehicle from rolling backwards.  
The first thing that I would recommend is to try adjusting the e-brake cable.  
It is possible that just being able to apply more force when applying the e-brake will resolve the problem.

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/e-brake-only-stops-truck-from-rolling-forward/72650/3 "2012-05-26T22:03:57Z")

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It might be worthwhile to remove the drums and blow out the dust, lubricate the self adjusters and the e-brake linkage and adjust the shoes out until they make contact with the drum and then adjust the cable. If the cable is dragging it may need lubricating.

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/e-brake-only-stops-truck-from-rolling-forward/72650/4 "2012-05-26T22:18:19Z")

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This is a very common problem. I don’t think that I’ve ever owned any vehicle that had an E-brake or parking brake that worked as well in reverse as it did in the forward mode.