Brakes are frozen

[hulkprix51490]

My parking brake is frozen on an i cant get it off an also i have a tick on the top of the engine an dont know what it is, i own a 2004 grand prix gt2

[Lowdown112]

I dont know what to do about the brake. But as for the tick its probably your valves needing adjusted.

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

Nobody adjust the valves. Its more than likey a lifter tick or really loud injectors just ticking away like any 3800.

If the parking brake it frozen, pour some water on it to un-freeze it?

[dsmuts]

Frozen like water frozen or rust frozen?

[vandezand]

this kinda happens to mine, try putting your foot behind it and pulling it towards you. it usually loosens it up

[hulkprix51490]

no as in like its stuck on an cant get it to relase

[dsmuts]

Have you used it before without problems?

[Scottydoggs]

but what is stuck, the e bake lever your pushing, or the e brakes them self?

[hulkprix51490]

yes iv used it before i went to take it off one day an it stayed on even after the the pedal was released

[DirtDog]

take some wd-40 and spray it on the mechanical e-brake components on the rear calipers...they could be frozen up there.

[GTP in RTP]

take some wd-40 and spray it on the mechanical e-brake components on the rear calipers...they could be frozen up there.

Or use PB Blaster, that is a lot stronger than WD40.

[DirtDog]

also the mechanical brake line that runs from the parking brake it runs into a line similar to the brake lines on bicycles. well that line can rust inside of the shield that is supposed to keep it from rusting. and that can cause it to lock up. it did it on my 91 chevy and i just went to a junk yard and got a different line and swapped them and that fixed it. i dont know on the GP's if the line that runs to the brakes is exposed on the bottom of car like it is on older cars and trucks or not

[BillBoost37]

Since you would have the ebrake built into the caliper, check the cable movement at the caliper. Figure out if it's the caliper or the cable and go from there. New cables are pretty cheap from Rockauto and not bad to replace.

[hulkprix51490]

ok thank you all for your help, im gonna go try all your advices.. i appreciate all of the help