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12-21-2010, 07:49 PM

antman94

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Parking brake?

I just bought a 2001 jimmy yesterday and the parking brake seemed to be working fine. Id push it down and it would stay, then id pull the handle and it would come back up after holding the handle for about 2 seconds. But it never came back all the way. I had to give it a nudge with my foot from underneath the pedal for the last 1/2 inch to turn the BRAKE! light off. But then today, it doesn't seem like its working. F**k truck what ya doin??! I push the parking brake pedal down and it just goes right back where it started, not on at all. What could this be? Is there anything I could adjust or is this a common problem?

Sorry if this is in the wrong thread, and thank you in advance for any help

12-21-2010, 08:10 PM

rriddle3

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You will probably need to replace the actuator lever assembly up under the left dash.

12-21-2010, 10:05 PM

mdehoogh

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rriddle3 is correct. There isn't much as far as adjustment goes and the whole assembly likely needs to be replaced in order to fix it. My brake pedal did the exact same thing where it would need some help coming all the way back up. Eventually, it gave out completely and would return to the top as soon as you removed your foot just as you described. It's a fairly simple, straightforward replacement though. Removing the cables jacket from the assembly is the hardest part

12-22-2010, 05:46 AM

antman94

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Thanks. Im glad someone had the same problem too and im not alone lol. Im a noob with car stuff since this is my first car and all i have been restoring was dirtbikes so, could someone please post a link to what I need to get. Thanks alot!

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12-22-2010, 03:20 PM

mdehoogh

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Originally Posted by antman94

I'm not 100% positive on this since the pics I took are kind of blurry but the part number looks like GM 15016010. I think it was only ~$40 or so at the dealer.