Q: How do I replace the emergency brake?

asked by on October 24, 2016

I bought the car last week and the old owner gave me a bracket and said it hook up to the emergency brake and I don't know where the bracket hook up because I got disc brake in the rear

My car has 113000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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