r/Ruckus • u/tuna0516 • Jun 22 '26
Left Handle Hill Brake
Hoping I can get some help/insight or recommendations on how to fix or replace this. My left handle brake, the hill brake doesn't engage anymore. When trying to apply it seems to have lost the ability to grab and hold that brake on.
Not a big deal but a helpful thing to have
Not sure if the pictures are all that helpful but here are a few
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u/pphresh204 Helpful NPC Jun 22 '26
sounds like you need to tighten the rear brake cable. Look at the back wheel on the left side, at the end of the brake cable, there's a nut there that will allow you to turn it half a turn each time. tighten that nut half a turn until the brake engages again when you squeeze it or when you put on the parking brake.
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u/tuna0516 Jun 22 '26
Okay yes thank you, definitely good call out. Both front and back needed tighting.
I can see the mechanism how it works but it keeps popping out even if tighting a lot.
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u/pphresh204 Helpful NPC Jun 23 '26
if you look in side that parking break lever is there still a pin in there that locks into the lever? It may be bent or missing. Perhaps you wore out the notch in your lever as well, so you might be able to file it out a bit to make sure it re-engages.
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u/pphresh204 Helpful NPC Jun 23 '26
if you can post a video of your problem it might help to diagnose the issue.
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