Snapped Handbrake @ Handle
05-15-2011, 04:49 PM
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Snapped Handbrake @ Handle
I pulled on my Handbrake a little harder the other day because my Jeep started rolling backward and there was a snap and the handle flew completely vertical! Of course I assumed that a e-brake cable had snapped but there was no sign of a failure under the Jeep so I removed the center console to find that the e-brake cable was fine but the brake handle was moving freely when the button is pressed. Upon closer inspection, the spring that the handle pulls on to wind the cable had snapped.
My questions are:
Is this common?
Is there an easy fix?
Is there a TSB on this?
I have removed the Handbrake completely to take to the stealership for a quote I'm not looking forward to. For now, just leave it in gear.
My questions are:
Is this common?
Is there an easy fix?
Is there a TSB on this?
I have removed the Handbrake completely to take to the stealership for a quote I'm not looking forward to. For now, just leave it in gear.
05-15-2011, 06:13 PM
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I pulled on my Handbrake a little harder the other day because my Jeep started rolling backward and there was a snap and the handle flew completely vertical! Of course I assumed that a e-brake cable had snapped but there was no sign of a failure under the Jeep so I removed the center console to find that the e-brake cable was fine but the brake handle was moving freely when the button is pressed. Upon closer inspection, the spring that the handle pulls on to wind the cable had snapped.
My questions are:
Is this common?
Is there an easy fix?
Is there a TSB on this?
I have removed the Handbrake completely to take to the stealership for a quote I'm not looking forward to. For now, just leave it in gear.
My questions are:
Is this common?
Is there an easy fix?
Is there a TSB on this?
I have removed the Handbrake completely to take to the stealership for a quote I'm not looking forward to. For now, just leave it in gear.
You have done half of the only fix.
There is no TSB on this.
Have you seen this thread? https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...ke-Lever-Study
Last edited by ronjenx; 05-15-2011 at 06:15 PM.
05-16-2011, 06:45 AM
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It happens. A new one is about $50.
You have done half of the only fix.
There is no TSB on this.
Have you seen this thread? https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...ke-Lever-Study
You have done half of the only fix.
There is no TSB on this.
Have you seen this thread? https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...ke-Lever-Study
...and thanks for not flaming me for not searching!
I did, but must have not used the proper terms.Great writeup by the way!
What do you mean by I have done only half the fix? By that do you mean manually adjusting the parking brake with a spoon in the drum? If so, yes I have done that in the past. But as we all know, it does little to help the curb the creep.
And lastly, you'd think that there would be a recall or a TSB on such a design flaw.
05-16-2011, 06:50 AM
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Amazing! Thank you!
...and thanks for not flaming me for not searching! I did, but must have not used the proper terms.
Great writeup by the way!
What do you mean by I have done only half the fix? By that do you mean manually adjusting the parking brake with a spoon in the drum? If so, yes I have done that in the past. But as we all know, it does little to help the curb the creep.
And lastly, you'd think that there would be a recall or a TSB on such a design flaw.
...and thanks for not flaming me for not searching!
I did, but must have not used the proper terms.Great writeup by the way!
What do you mean by I have done only half the fix? By that do you mean manually adjusting the parking brake with a spoon in the drum? If so, yes I have done that in the past. But as we all know, it does little to help the curb the creep.
And lastly, you'd think that there would be a recall or a TSB on such a design flaw.
I see my words as meaning you have ALREADY done half the fix. (Must be the half empty/half full way of looking at things.)
Taking the old one out is half way to installing the new one, which is the only way to fix what broke.
07-29-2011, 07:43 AM
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I broke mine, too. Going to pick up the part at my local dealer soon. It looks super easy to fix according to these videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNkKnuUdNeU&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVqrqEOYWsY&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I82gELSM3rQ&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNkKnuUdNeU&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVqrqEOYWsY&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I82gELSM3rQ&feature=relmfu
07-29-2011, 07:48 AM
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is it just me or is the handbrake KRAP in our JK's...
i've driven maybe 2 dozen vehicles in my life...
and my jeeps handbrake is the weakest and worst i've ever encountered...
i've driven maybe 2 dozen vehicles in my life...
and my jeeps handbrake is the weakest and worst i've ever encountered...