TomJK
New member
Hello. For a couple years my parking brake has been non functional. I finally had it looked at recently, and the mechanic said the hardware was all rusted out, and needed to be replaced. I opened things up, to see for myself, and as you can see in the pictures, there is indeed rust. I'm not very familiar with the mechanisms of the parking brake, but I tried pulling on the cable, and not much happened in the hardware, despite the cable moving about an inch. I tried adjusting the star wheel, but the pads didn't budge. I also tried some brake cleaner, with again no real affect. At this point I think I'll need to either clean the parts by hand or replace them completely. Has anyone had to do this? Budget is a factor, but if it's that much better to replace, I'll go that route. Either way, I'll need to actually take the assembly apart, and i cant find any write ups or YouTube videos on changing the hardware on a an 08 JKUX. Could anyone tell me how this is done? It looks like I might have to take the axle shaft out...
Thanks for any help!
Thanks for any help!