I haven't had any problems with my release handle inside, although I'll
admit I think that it's really floppy and will probably not hold up well. My
problem has been the cables. I've broken 2 already, and my 3rd one is
stretched real bad right now-I need to throw my spare on there and go get
another one(yes, I carry a spare p/brake cable-read on down!). The first one
broke while parked in the driveway, so it wasn't really a big deal, just
came out one morning to find my truck in the street. 2nd one was a big
problem, it broke while my truck was idling on the boat ramp and I was
trying to pull my waverunner up onto the trailer. When the cable broke, it
snapped hard and the trailer ran over my leg(still feeling that!) and then I
had to run and try and catch the truck from rolling in the water! The water
only touched the trailer hitch, but it could've very easily rolled into the
river! Once I got the truck stopped, I look out only to see my waverunner
about 1/2 way across the dang river, so I had to swim and retrieve that
thing! Needless to say, I was dissapointed in my parking brake system that
day!!!!
Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
'00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/NV-3500HD5-spd/3.92sg(9.25")
http://www.geocities.com/willcoughlin/index.html
----Original Message Follows----
From: "DakotaRebel" <dakrebelchic@yahoo.com>
Subject: DML: Parking Break Gave Up...
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 05:06:30 -0500
Well... only had the truck for a month as of today, and already ran into my
first issue.
My parking break just didn't seem to be able to handle the truck, and aside
from just not disengaging properly like it should (had that problem from day
one) - the plastic piece on the lever almost sheared right off last night. I
was talking to Andy, and it seems I'm far from the first person to have this
issue. And since my truck is still under the 90 day dealership warranty,
I'm not worried about getting it repaired. But I do have a question for
anyone with an idea, particularly anyone that's had to deal with this
before. Is there a way I can help prevent this from happening again? It
seems Dodge used a wimpy piece of plastic for looks, but it just doesn't
have what it takes to stand up to daily use. Thanks for any
suggestions!
~ lora
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