2600 3 cyl diesel and if you set the parking brake it will latch but at times it will release on it's own. I took a look at the ratchet mechanism to see what's going on. The pawl is on a shaft and is retained with a clip. It has 3 washers behind it but has a lot of room to slide on the shaft. It looks pretty worn and the teeth look like they are worn at an angle. The teeth on the part of the pedal show some wear.
Should the pawl have that much movement on the shaft? The teeth on the pedal are welded to the pedal so I'm guessing you would have to replace the pedal. The pawl itself is listed but it's $100!!! Anyone had success dressing the teeth on the pawl?
Should the pawl have that much movement on the shaft? The teeth on the pedal are welded to the pedal so I'm guessing you would have to replace the pedal. The pawl itself is listed but it's $100!!! Anyone had success dressing the teeth on the pawl?
) with my 4100. Basically it was as Mark said, the bracket with the pivot that the pawl rides on wasn't quite at 90 degrees. It made for a lot of play in the brake rod before engagement, and easy slippage when it managed to engage. So I put a 1/2" deep socket on the pivot with an extension, which gave me the leverage to bend it to where it should be. I also ended up switching the washer that was on the pivot from the inside to the outside. It now works perfectly!