E-Brake Ratchet Assembly?
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E-Brake Ratchet Assembly?
Hi All,
I am hoping that the wealth of knowledge on this site can give me some info.
I just dropped my truck off at a shop to have the front emergency brake cable replaced. I have had the other two done recently, but that shop couldn't get the front brake cable in, in time. The shop (where the truck is now) just informed me that I needed a new E-Brake Ratchet assembly. I have never heard of this part needing to be replaced, and a quick search of other threads on this board didn't reveal anything. Has this happened to anyone before?
Thanks.
Oh, it's a '98 B2500 125,000 km.
I am hoping that the wealth of knowledge on this site can give me some info.
I just dropped my truck off at a shop to have the front emergency brake cable replaced. I have had the other two done recently, but that shop couldn't get the front brake cable in, in time. The shop (where the truck is now) just informed me that I needed a new E-Brake Ratchet assembly. I have never heard of this part needing to be replaced, and a quick search of other threads on this board didn't reveal anything. Has this happened to anyone before?
Thanks.
Oh, it's a '98 B2500 125,000 km.
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Hi, thanks for the reply.
The shop said that the self-adjusting part of the ratchet assembly wasn't working. And the part had to be ordered as a whole. So there would be the potential of the e-brake not releasing. Sounded strange, yet feasible, to me.
The shop said that the self-adjusting part of the ratchet assembly wasn't working. And the part had to be ordered as a whole. So there would be the potential of the e-brake not releasing. Sounded strange, yet feasible, to me.
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The parking brake on my 94 has been sorta flaky since it was new. There is a TSB out there; the dealer installed a wedge on the parking brake ratchet assembly to improve engagement. Didn't fix it. They installed a new ratchet assembly; somewhat better but still not right. What happens is while pressing down on the brake, it sometimes slips over several teeth and finally engages with the pedal down low 
. This is the only issue on the parking brake that I'm aware of on the current generation of Ranger. Ken00 is correct, there is no adjustment on the ratchet assembly.
. This is the only issue on the parking brake that I'm aware of on the current generation of Ranger. Ken00 is correct, there is no adjustment on the ratchet assembly.
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