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| PDXMike |
 Dec 30 2011, 08:46 PM
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Slowly Learning  Group: Members Posts: 111 Joined: 20-December 10 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 12,501 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
My parking brake lever has starting coming disengaged lately. If I push on it while getting out of the car, the brake will release. I don't have to push the button, I only have to push down on the lever. It will hold some tension, but not enough to do any good.
I pulled the lever out and noticed two things: 1) The lever itself rides on a plastic bushing. This seems a little worn, and maybe it's letting the lever move just enough to release the pall from the the teeth. 2) The lead tooth on the pall seems a little worn. Should it better match the profile of the teeth on the rack?  Do I need to replace the toothed pall and/or the bushing? Does anyone sell a replacement bushing? Thanks, Mike |
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| FAT DANNY |
Dec 30 2011, 09:33 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: 13-December 09 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 11,121 Region Association: Southern California |
Mine does the exact same thing. It's been that way for years. The last time I had my rear calipers adjusted it got much better. It still does it but not as bad. Sorry about the unhelpful-ass post; I just wanted to do something today-this counts.
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| PDXMike |
Jan 4 2012, 05:58 PM
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Slowly Learning Group: Members Posts: 111 Joined: 20-December 10 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 12,501 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
After taking the assembly apart it became clear that the bushing was not the problem. The bushing might make the handle wobbly, but the spacing between the teeth on the rack and the pall would not be effected. It turned out the that the teeth on both the rack and the pall were pretty clearly worn. I used a dremel tool to resurface the teeth and add a little bit of an undercut to try to get a more positive engagement. So far so good, the brake engages fully and I can't knock it loose. I'll make sure I keep a set of wheel chocks handy just in case, but I think I'm back on the road. Mike QUOTE(PDXMike @ Dec 30 2011, 06:46 PM)  My parking brake lever has starting coming disengaged lately. If I push on it while getting out of the car, the brake will release. I don't have to push the button, I only have to push down on the lever. It will hold some tension, but not enough to do any good. I pulled the lever out and noticed two things: 1) The lever itself rides on a plastic bushing. This seems a little worn, and maybe it's letting the lever move just enough to release the pall from the the teeth. 2) The lead tooth on the pall seems a little worn. Should it better match the profile of the teeth on the rack? Do I need to replace the toothed pall and/or the bushing? Does anyone sell a replacement bushing? Thanks, Mike |
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| SLITS |
Jan 4 2012, 06:36 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
You discovered the fix, so I don't have to write it up.
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