Use a large long blade screwdriver thru grill & turn latch, you will see the hole in the latch. No damage done.
If its broken, then the cable is released. IF the breaks are still sticking, then the rear brakes will have to be opened up and the mechanism freed up.
omg u Have to go thru the grill and pull the release latch
If the cable is broken you should replace it.
It depends which cable is broken. If the main cable is broken under the truck, the brakes should release on their own. If the brakes dont release, the cables are frozen from rust and need to be replaced. If the release cable from the handle to pedal assemdly is broken reach under the dash above the pedal and find the small release arm. Pull the arm toward you [ the rear of vehicle ] and the emergency brake pedal will release.
my Beretta is a 94 and it hood release is broke just the silver cable show ,,, i use needle nose pliers and pull it !
lmao a 79 chevy shouldnt have a cable.... its just a hand latch in the grill..
Buy the Cable , then remove the screws that hold the broken cable and attach the new cable back.
on the side of the brake assembly is a lever with a "u" at the bottom pull or pry it rearward-this will release the pedal (BE CAREFUL IT WILL RELEASE HARD)
parking brake is held on by a ratchet inside the car, ,so if the cable is broken your brakes will not be locked onif they are, you have more than a broken cable problem.--------------I beg to differ. It may be that it's only the release cable that is broken. This was the case in my older (79) Chevy Malibu. It wasn't the actual brake cable that broke. So my parking brake was stuck on. Ok then i did find a little lever part that i could pull back on beneath the dash, it was sort of connected to the parking brake pedal base. Look underneath the dash by the ebrake pedal, see if you can trace the route from the release handle to where its little pull cable might attach. That is the point where you would want to pull back to release the pedal. it worked for me, but of course it's a different type of Chevy. Just be careful as those moving parts will then release and you want to keep your fingers safe.--purry1
It depends on where its broke at. Is the cable broken at the mechanical part or is it broken before that?
Broken cable?
There is no such thing as a Chrysler Caprice Classic. Chevy made a car called the Caprice (I had a 1969).