pezzy669

Having the common issue of the parking brake not releasing easily when temps get to around freezing or below freezing, 20's-30's I can just pull the pedal up with my foot, had a situation during a trip to Minnesota where in low teens I had to yank the pedal up by hand. It drives me crazy as there are times I am afraid to set the parking brake and am on a hill so car just bangs against the parking pawl.

Has anyone DIY this job? If so how difficult is it and is it even something I should try to tackle myself?

Thanks in advance!

mercy-me

No direct experience to share but recently looked up the removal procedure for one of our members that was have a similar problem to yours. Do a search on both forums to see if he was able to R&R the ***'y,

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Good luck,

Bob

Bahnstormer

I did it in my W211 and it was quite challenging. Half the battle is the uncomfortable position you need to assume - lying on your back with legs sticking outside the car.
​​​​​​You'll have to remove the carpeting and a cover plate and then some bolts, a few dash pieces up top to access the release handle and cable. Once I got the new unit in I had to have the tension adjusted by my mechanic as it was rubbing and squealing. Good luck.