Emergency brake pedal not working..

[CHINOTJ]

Hi all,

 

Since i bought my MJ the emergency brake pedal does not work, I took it off to take a look at it ant it seems that the teeth from the toothed wheel are no good any more, does the emergency brake pedal from another truck like a ranger or a dakota can replace the one on my mj without any modification?

 

Thanks.

 

Best regards :hmm:

[beepbeepmyredjeep]

Mine has this problem too.

 

I just use one of these now. :rotf:

 

[kyleag89]

You can unbolt the entire mechanism from the body of the truck and replace it with ANY cherokee pedal from the junk yard. Well a cherokee from around 1985-1996

[ParadiseMJ]

You can unbolt the entire mechanism from the body of the truck and replace it with ANY cherokee pedal from the junk yard. Well a cherokee from around 1985-1996

 

You can find a 96 Cherokee with an e-brake pedal????

[CHINOTJ]

same question :agree: what version of the xj has emergency pedal brake? the ones on the JY have hand brake emergency......what version xj and what year?

 

thanks best regards

[Geonovast]

Very very very very very few XJs came out of the factory with a front bench seat, I imagine those are the only ones that might have a foot pedal for an ebrake.

[kyleag89]

Sorry my bad... My father needed to replace his and I thought he got it from a cherokee but I now remember he got it from a MJ.

[dasbulliwagen]

YJ jeeps have a similar set up brake pedal, but it may take a little fab to mount it up, but from what Ive seen it wouldnt take much. The factory still carries these new too as there was a recall on them. Did one recently is the only reason I know. Might be a reasonable alternative if you can't find a good used one.

[beepbeepmyredjeep]

FYI - The emergency brake still works, in that you can use it in an emergency should your regular brakes fail.

 

The brake simply won't function as a parking brake.

 

I normally park my MJ on level ground, so I haven't bothered fixing it. However, you've got my curiosity peaked now, and I may have to take a look at mine and see how hard it is to swap out.

 

I used to drive an old Ford F250 which had a similar brake pedal. I might take a trip to the local junkyard and see if it looks compatible.

[Eagle]

Are the teeth worn down, or is the problem just that the mechanism is dirty and the locking pawl doesn't engage the teeth properly? Usually, the problem is just gunk, and if the pedal assembly is removed, thoroughly cleaned, and then reinstalled it'll work fine.

[beepbeepmyredjeep]

I know on mine the teeth are actually wore down from years of use.