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No parking brake, what's up with that?

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Old 08-01-2000, 05:12 PM
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No parking brake, what's up with that?

Well the parking brake light is on all the time, and pulling it up or down does nothing. Snapped cable??? Guess I really need to jack it up and have a good look.

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Old 08-01-2000, 06:14 PM
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Are you saying the park brake doesn't work? If so, I'd guess you have two separate problems: A shorted brake light wire/switch (possible the switch popped out of its bracket), and a disconnected or broken park brake cable.

The switch is on the lever. Take to console top off to have a look. I had the cable jump off the T-bar at the front when wet & cold and if I released the brake too quickly. Solved by lubricating the cable and tightening the adjustment.

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