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parking brake lever won't stay up

posted by  240wagdog on  Wed Sep 29 10:28 CST 2004
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My parking brake lever, on my 1986 240dl wagon, won't stay up at all. The brake actually works, but the lever will not click at all. Any ideas?








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    parking brake lever won't stay up

    posted by  Five Bricks on  Thu Sep 30 03:40 CST 2004
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    Shoot a little PB Blaster down the handle through the gap between the handle casing and the release knob and its end. Work the knob a few times and see if it begins to catch.

    From a safety perspective, you may want to pull the center console cover and do a little housekeeping. Grease the detent wheel (semicircular toothed wheel) that latches the handle.
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      parking brake lever won't stay up

      posted by  240wagdog on  Fri Oct 1 10:03 CST 2004
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      I tried it a few times, shooting the PB Blaster in there, and nothing has changed. It seems like there is no way to get inside the lever, the plastic housing doesn't come off. I don't know what to do now, I really don't want to take it in.







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