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Old 07-23-2009, 01:03 PM
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Yesterday I pushed the parking break pedal in and the pedal broke off! I have two questions 1) can this be replaced w/o having to take it in, and 2) could the two parts of the pedal be welded back together or would I need to find a replacement? When it broke it broke in a straight line splitting the pivot point.
 
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Old 07-28-2009, 07:52 PM
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If you can take the two pieces out, they should be able to be welded together. You could even re-inforce the weld with over lapping plate. Should be very easy.
 
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Old 07-29-2009, 01:01 PM
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It depends on where the break in the pedal arm is and how good of a welder you have do the work.

Can you take pictures of the broken component showing the location of the break?
 
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Old 07-29-2009, 05:16 PM
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If you live in the Norfolk Va Area take it off and bring it to me, I can weld it back together, and reinforce it. I'm not a certified welder but I work for the city schools here fixing fences, playgrounds, benches, poles, foul poles, baseball/softball, backstops, gates and whatever else the little darlings around here break, so I have become pretty darn handy with a welder.
 
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Thanks for the help guys, but I ended up going to the junk yard and finding a whole new parking brake assembly and putting in it yesterday.
 
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There ya go! Probably an easier option.
 
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