Oh my! I'm hoping my cable isn't that weak...though I guess I'll have to
wait and see. I have the auto tranny, so for the most part it's not a huge
deal for me to go without the p-break, though I do use it everytime I park
under recommendation that it takes a lil stress of the tranny and auto
clutch.
I figure I'll give my dealership a shot at fixing this inside problem, and
if they can't come up with something better than this, I may have to hop
into AutoCAD and redesign that part. :o)
Btw...thanks for replying Will ;o)
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DakotaRebel
DakotaRebel98@yahoo.com AIM: RebelFrst
http://www.geocities.com/DakotaRebel98/
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Rebel - 1998 Dakota Sport, Deep Amethyst. 2WD, V6 auto
Dual Exhaust, Mopar Roll Bar, Bed Rails, Drop In Liner,
KC Lights, Kenwood 10 Disc CD Changer & Stereo, Boston
Acoustics Speakers
""Will Coughlin"" <willcoughlin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:F73GuOdN66kAX6Irbh10000292d@hotmail.com...
> 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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