flyinmiles19

did this happen to anybody else? how can i fix myself? it doesn't look like anything broke off or cracked...the lever just pulled out and now seperated. i wanted some advice first before i try to be a mcgyver and fix it myself.

Glyn M Ruck

135 likely fell out

ijetaway

I've had the same problem with my ML500. What is part 135 and can I fix this myself? When I pulled out the "hand" part of the release, it came completely off. The release cable is intact and works to release the emergency brake. But obviously this doesn't look very nice.

04mbc230

Speaking of this. I have issues where I pull my lever many many times, but the brakes does not release. Any idea why this is sticking?

Glyn M Ruck

Benz call it a stop with a pin. Is the nipple still on the end of the cable in your ML? Is there any sign of damage on the "handle"

ijetaway

No damage to handle & nipple is still on the end of the cable. Everything works--I can release the brake by pulling on the cable but when I insert the cable into the slot on the handle there is not the usual tension to pull back & hold the handle. It just falls out of its slot in the lower dash.

dead_eye

Wow how timely. I always seem to have the same problems as everyone else.

My parking brake pedal no longer offers any resistance, and it appears that the 170 cable has fully disengaged from the junction near the 180. How does a healthy parking brake 170 cable attach to the pedal? All i have is a nub of metal cable near the 180 attachment point.

dead_eye

I looked at my car again and compared it to a picture of a good 170 cable. The end that allows it to attach to the parking pedal has broken.

Does anyone have a DIY for this? I've done the parking brake adjustment before. Will this just be a matter of fishing the cable out via the access point under the back seats?

Thanks.

edgarinho10

Glyn, could it be that the parking wire just got dislocated from the release handle?

Glyn M Ruck

Yes - that's actually why I asked whether the handle was damaged. Sounds like the return spring is dislocated or broken on some of these vehicles.

edgarinho10

I too had that problem a while back & it was a pain to make the ball at the end of the wire stay in the slot & for the wire to fully fall in place without coming back out.

But if that did happen it's not that difficult to do. More difficult to get inside. If the release handle broke, it's nothing to really worry about either. Just replace & hook it back in.

edgarinho10

Would you happen to have a picture?

dead_eye

Yeah, I'll try and get a picture later. I've searched for a cable replacement DIY and I can only find DIYs on the 2 rear cables, not the 170 cable.

dead_eye

here's the pic

dead_eye

So is there any word on how to replace the 170 cable?

Benzedrine

So this thread seems to have ended, but I am having the same problem and I can't get the ball at the end of the cable to stay in the slot. Does "135" or some other part hold the cable in place?

See pic here: http://db.tt/JCp0Obcl

FrancisVol

It just falls out of its slot in the lower dash.

edgarinho10

You might need to force it in there and make sure it is secure. It is a pain...