hill holder lockup

[brokebill]

one of the first problems i had with my 86 GL 2wd wagon was the hill holder. my front wheels started locking up after i would stop.

 

looked through my haynes manual and heard for the first time about the hill holder.

i disconnected it under the hood and zip tied it out of the way and that fixed the problem.

 

wondering if it is worth the trouble of repairing and if so what could have went wrong with it in the first place.

 

can live without it but at times it could come in very handy.

thanks, Bill

[EvilDead]

I'm fairly sure ya can live without it, but it is handy in the mountains!

[zrbrat]

I think they are adjustable. It should release just before the clutch starts to engage.

[brokebill]

yeah it would help keep from riding the clutch on some of these mountain intersections as i have to drive on some of the crappiest back roads i've seen.

but i'm sure these mtns are nothing like what colorado has.

[GeneralDisorder]

Take it apart and replace the seals. Shouldn't be too hard to do. You may have just had the cable mis-adjusted. They really don't fail all that often.

 

GD

[edrach]

They are adjustable. Sounds like yours was adjusted too tight. Using a dime for a feeler guage slacken/tighten the cable until you can just slip the dime between the coils of the large spring. That should get you close; then if it still binds, loosen it some more. If it doesn't hold on the hill, tighten it some more.