I hope this isn't considered a double post since I did ask about it in the "brake" forum but nothing they were discribing over there seemed to apply and I thought someone over here with the same truck might know more about it.

All of a sudden my parking brake lever went almost to the floor before it engaged. It had been fine the day before. I followed the cable back. It splits on the driver side, just forward of the left wheel and the left side attachment to brake lever ok. The right side had come un-attached from the little lever that protrudes from the wheel.

Seems like a poor design but what do I know. The cable end has what looks like a 4" long spring around it and then a rectangular metal piece with a slot. The lever on the wheel is a piece of steel bar with a notch in the back side which I assume is for the cable end to "hook" over.

When the parking brake is applied, this lever is pulled forward, engaging the brake. I was able to "hook" the cable end back over the lever and when I pushed the pedal, it grabbed high like it used to. I thought I'd fixed it. However as soon as I released the brake, the cable popped off again.

I'm not a mechanic but it seems to me that the lever on the wheel is not returning to the rear position when the brake is released. I think the tension created on the cable spring is supposed to push the lever back but if the lever is "sticking" internally, then that tension causes the cable to just pop off the lever.

Anyone our there have any experience with this ? It's under warranty and I can take it to the dealer but they're an hour away and the time I'd miss from work is what would cost me.

Thanks,
WaltinVt