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The hill holder has been completely removed ... check valve / spring assembly / cable deleted with corrected plumbing to brakes. I live in the mountains and have driven a number of other MT vehicles without hill holders ... the idea of a marble deciding if one of the calipers should remain engaged while shifting and traveling uphill in any gear freaks me out. I think the reason the left, front brack seized in the first place was related to the hill holder check valve sticking / failing / misbehaving as I was downshifting (5th to 4th) on an incline after braking. It seems like you could trip the hill holder (even when working and adjusted properly) by engaging the clutch, using brakes (say to avoid a deer or really slow truck prior to having a window to change lanes), and downshifting prior to going further up the hill. 2-3 miles later you end up with a cooked left front brake system.

Front brakes replaced all around (hoses, calipers, rotors, pads). How do I kill the &&&&&&& hill holder? I know it's likely out of adjustment slightly (still making slightest bit of contact), but I want to know how to remove the feature for people who can't drive stick shift. Seems like it is overcomplicating the brakes system. Can I adjust it the cable to the point it will never engage? (If so, can someone send a pic with a wider field of view than the Haynes manual so I can find the adjustment nut) If it's still rubbing after that, what needs to happen to eliminate the marble valve in the front brakes system? Thanks.

I just bought a 1996 Legacy Wagon 2.2L 5spd for my winter commuter car and had the following issue yesterday on the way home. Left Boone after running errands in town Drove the first 17 miles of my 23 mile trip home, ultimately parking car in a level lot and catching a ride home. At mile 13 starts a 3 mile grade uphill There was a light braking before the grade to slow from 40mph-35mph About a mile up the grade, downshifted from 5th to 4th with no issue Began to smell hot brakes within a mile of the shift, figuring it was from some of the traffic going downgrade Continued to smell brakes and decided to park at the top of the hill at the first available parking lot Front, left wheel was hot and smoking stinking of cooked brakes ... other 3 wheels fine and no smoke coming from under hood locations Waited about 30 minutes for the wheel to cool off, started car to drive 300 yards across street and park in a different lot Checked brake fluid level (full) and no signs of any leaks from anywhere I noticed that the brake pedal traveling to the floor, even after several pumps, with the engine off, and even easier once the engine was running with the power assist. Caught a ride home and left car to sit overnight Returned this morning to see if anything had changed after sitting and cooling off to find no changes in lack of brakes or brake pedal engagement No error codes are reporting on the dash Clutch shifted cleanly all day, including the downshift going up the hill, engaging and disengaging as expected, all gears available with engine off or on E-brake works Thoughts on where to start?