Parking brake adjustment (1 Viewer)

[FamilyCamper]

How tough was the bellcrank replacement? Mine are both seized and was hoping to get them changed prior to winter. THanks

It was not too difficult. Hardest part was all of the springs and two small circular clips that hold it all together. Getting them off is pretty easy but getting them back on can be really annoying and it helps a lot to have an extra hand to hold the back of it when you are pushing it back on. I made sure to take pictures and videos as I was going through but it makes it easy to have the other side of the vehicle to look at for reference!

I think my tips are definitely have vice grips for the springs, get someone to help you hold different parts when reassembling everything. Spray a lot of free all and order any parts that look like they brake when taking it apart. I had to replace the bolts that hold the bell crank on. Here is a link describing the process and how to adjust it once you have it on which really helped me.

 

[cartelcruiser]

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Have an LX 470, and it failed inspection because the parking brake lever has slack and doesn’t lay flush/low enough to avoid tripping the light.

I’ve tried these adjustments but can’t get the space out of the cable/lever. Has anyone else experienced this? If I push down the lever with 1 finger (ever so slightly), the BRAKE light goes off. As soon as I lift my finger the lever raises about 1.5 inches and the light trips again. Am I missing an adjustment point somewhere?

 

[hoser]

@cartelcruiser Perhaps there is a foreign object in the parking brake handle mechanism that is causing the issue?

 

[cartelcruiser]

@cartelcruiser Perhaps there is a foreign object in the parking brake handle mechanism that is causing the issue?

Pulled the center console and don’t see any obstruction. Really puzzled as to how it has this much slack that causes it to rest upward

 

[hoser]

The circled part is where the cable fastens. If the cable was "pushing" it would only push past the fastener. I would look a little closer at the lever. You can even disconnect the cable and see what's going on.

 

[uHu]

Have an LX 470, and it failed inspection because the parking brake lever has slack and doesn’t lay flush/low enough to avoid tripping the light.

I’ve tried these adjustments but can’t get the space out of the cable/lever. Has anyone else experienced this? If I push down the lever with 1 finger (ever so slightly), the BRAKE light goes off. As soon as I lift my finger the lever raises about 1.5 inches and the light trips again. Am I missing an adjustment point somewhere?

I guess you have checked in this area:

 

[cartelcruiser]

The circled part is where the cable fastens. If the cable was "pushing" it would only push past the fastener. I would look a little closer at the lever. You can even disconnect the cable and see what's going on.
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Got it, now I get what you meant about something foreign being in there. The Cable is resting where it should be.

 

[cartelcruiser]

Visually I see no obstruction or foreign object. If you push the lever down to the console and release it, it springs up with enough force to push the parking into the first “click” of it being activated. It’s almost like there’s a spring that’s lodged somewhere. It’s the craziest thing

 

[cartelcruiser]

After further inspection, the cable connecting to the lever has the slack inside the console portion. From lever to console exit port. It does not retract in any way when at rest. It also does not extend or add anymore length when pulled all the way to engage the brake. I'm thinking the fix is just to replace the cable altogether.