Parking break lever fail safety issue

[Snake Eyes]

Poor design - some have a clip or pin that goes over the yoke so a cable can't "jump out".
This is the other end under the car, but even in the 1960s and 70s, there's a pin to prevent the cable from jumping out in the case of slack -

@ShadowsPapa I put on the parking brake before putting into park as I hear that reduces stress on pawl. Is that correct method? I generally put the Gladiator in neutral, put on the parking brake. Then take my foot off brake. Then reapply foot on brake and put into Park.

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[WILDHOBO]

@ShadowsPapa I put on the parking brake before putting into park as I hear that reduces stress on pawl. Is that correct method? I generally put the Gladiator in neutral, put on the parking brake. Then take my foot off brake. Then reapply foot on brake and put into Park.

I put it in park, but I’m still holding the brake pedal. I don’t release the pedal until the parking brake is applied.

 

[Pescatoral Pursuit]

I put the truck in park I pull back the break lever.

May I suggest doing that in reverse order to ease the stress off the parking pawl:
Stop. Hold foot brakes firm. Firmly set the hand brake. Release the foot brake. Shift to park.
When taking off, foot on brake. Move shifter into gear. Release hand brake.

 

[Geoarch]

@ShadowsPapa I put on the parking brake before putting into park as I hear that reduces stress on pawl. Is that correct method? I generally put the Gladiator in neutral, put on the parking brake. Then take my foot off brake. Then reapply foot on brake and put into Park.

I do a similar thing with my MT. After applying the parking brake I depress the clutch to take the pressure off the trans. Probably not necessary, but just a habit.

 

[BearFootSam]

I do a similar thing with my MT. After applying the parking brake I depress the clutch to take the pressure off the trans. Probably not necessary, but just a habit.

It’s a good habit to have especially if you off road. I’ve been stopped on some sketchy slopes where I really crank that brake just in case.
In almost 25 years of driving manuals I’ve never broken a p-brake. I’ve stretched cables over time but never broken. I don’t know how robust the parking pawl is on the 850RE but on some older autos at least the amount of metal is disconcertingly small for the task.

 

[Geoarch]

It’s a good habit to have especially if you off road. I’ve been stopped on some sketchy slopes where I really crank that brake just in case.
In almost 25 years of driving manuals I’ve never broken a p-brake. I’ve stretched cables over time but never broken. I don’t know how robust the parking pawl is on the 850RE but on some older autos at least the amount of metal is disconcertingly small for the task.

Yeah, I've never broken one either - knock on wood.

 

[Minty JL]

Guess I’ll just expect this to happen soon. My right arm is programmed to pull the parking brake from years of always driving manuals. Even in the garage on a perfectly flat surface, i just instinctively use it.

Same here, some habits just can't be broken.............well the cable can tho ?

 

[Elkhunter1948]

2021 Jeep Gladiator Emergency Brake Adjustment YouTube

 

[doc-ketamine]

Had my parking brake "go" this weekend, could roll freely with the p-brake engaged ... this is the video in question which explains how to access the in-cab mechanism.

Edit: I was lucky, the cable locks that keep the parking brake cables in position, under tension, had popped out as the tension lessens after time. The above video was super helpful to visualize what I had to do. Tough to get my meaty paws in there, and ended up using all my socket extensions and a deep-well 10mm socket on the tension nut (and lock nut). Took me a while to figure out how much tension was ideal, but now I feel it works as it should with no drag. Can freely coast on a 1-degree incline, or straight, and the p-brake will keep me in position in neutral on a 7-degree incline (didn't have anything steeper nearby).

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