Mikey,
If it's a '64 it won't have power brakes -- they didn't start 'til '65.
Assuming it was rolling when she got to the gas station, she probably set
the hand brake there and one or both cables stuck on. You can pull the
brakes on with a lot more force than the return springs can push them off
with. Setting the handbrake for the first time in years is always risky,
because unused cables tend to rust up.
If you cut the cables flush with the backing plate they would probably free
themselves; if not a little hammer and drift activity should do it.
Of course you might not want to cut them if there is any chance of saving
them, as new 404 cables are hard to find.
At 02:31 AM 7/17/2005, coupe404 wrote:
>If the brake lights are on with the foot off the brake + ignition on,
>it is the brake booster circuitry causing the problem.
>
>The first thing to do is release the vacuum from the circuit by
>disconnecting one of the pneumatic hoses temporarily. If the car rolls
>after that, you know what to research after getting home. A flatbed
>might not have been necessary after all.
>
>Sometimes it's the residual pressure valve that is stuck (on later cars
>it's on the vacuum tank) and a little silicone will release it and keep
>it working. This could also be a more serious Hydrovac booster issue.
>Let us know if releasing the vacuum does the trick.
>
>If you're going to run this car, you need all the available technical
>documentation in the worst possible way!
>
>Mike Tippett
>404 Coupé Injection
>405 DL
>smart fortwo cdi cabriolet
>
>
Brian Holm, Parts for Peugeots
at Peugeot Holm, since 1969
2120 Maple Hill
Plainfield, VT, 05667
802-454-7132, fax -1310
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