jeepsterkj
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My KJ is suffereing from the notorious handbrake lever (Emergency Brake lever) ratchet problem...Pull it up fast, as you would do in an emergency, and it completely disengages and the lever offers no resistance and hits the maximum travel stop...Pull it up very slowly and it engages but above 4-5 clicks it disengages again, so it is only just able to hold the vehicle from rolling on a very slight incline...It won't hold it at all on a hill!
I did some research and found that the JK also suffers with the same handbrake lever problem as the KJ, because it appears to share the exact same handbrake assembly.
A guy called Dave Baker has posted a couple of youtube videos...In this first one, he explains the problem he is having with his JK handbrake lever...This also applies to the KJ, but perhaps other Jeep models too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ag5OO4d_B0
And this second one he shows the incredibly simple solution he came up with:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHf6Eyxn2ok
My KJ has this problem so I will be trying out his fix, perhaps using a spring or two rather than bungee cord though.
I did some research and found that the JK also suffers with the same handbrake lever problem as the KJ, because it appears to share the exact same handbrake assembly.
A guy called Dave Baker has posted a couple of youtube videos...In this first one, he explains the problem he is having with his JK handbrake lever...This also applies to the KJ, but perhaps other Jeep models too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ag5OO4d_B0
And this second one he shows the incredibly simple solution he came up with:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHf6Eyxn2ok
My KJ has this problem so I will be trying out his fix, perhaps using a spring or two rather than bungee cord though.