I've owned my 96 Trooper for close to two years and have not engaged the emergency brake. The main reason being is that I learned the hard way on 1967 Mustang that deploying the e-brake when it is not used regularly it will stick (forwarned by my dad--I hate it when parents were right). Since the fine details of the vehicle condition were unknown at the time of purchase I decided to leave well enough alone. So, should I not ask for trouble and leave the emergency brake alone or start using it and get it in shape? If I do start using the brake and it gets stuck is there any easy/simple fix for it? Thanx in advance.