HMMWV - Brake question

Ist time member, I have a M998 and a M105A2 trailer, The parking Brake on the M998 won't hold anything, I haven't taken anything apart, but wonder if the easy fiz would be a new cable> I see these for sale at a cost of less than $50 so just wondering if this is a good first step.
Thanks
SteveF

stevef said:

Ist time member, I have a M998 and a M105A2 trailer, The parking Brake on the M998 won't hold anything, I haven't taken anything apart, but wonder if the easy fiz would be a new cable> I see these for sale at a cost of less than $50 so just wondering if this is a good first step.
Thanks
SteveF

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A good first step is diagnosis of the problem before spending money on parts it may or may not need. Also download and save the TM's to your computer , here is a link to them .
TM's for the M998 series

Parking brake covered in TM-9-2320-280-20-2.pdf
Chapter 7
page 705

stevef said:

Ist time member, I have a M998 and a M105A2 trailer, The parking Brake on the M998 won't hold anything, I haven't taken anything apart, but wonder if the easy fiz would be a new cable> I see these for sale at a cost of less than $50 so just wondering if this is a good first step.
Thanks
SteveF

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have you tried twisting the knob on top of the parking brake to tighten the adjustment.

Thanks, I'll give that a try.

You need to read this TM , it is the operators manual .
TM-9-2320-280-10.pdf
TM-9-2320-280-10 Operators manual for the M998 series truck. June 1991

He never stated he had a driveline e-brake. I personally have not seen Any GP trucks that still have it, they have all had the MWO. It most likely needs adjustment....as has been mentioned.

Sorry guys, I need to crawl under the HMMWV and see exactly what I have and what is going on.

Living in Florida, there arn't many hills, but when I unloaded a M105A2 trailer, from the transport the hand, park brake didn't hold at all.
Now concerning the M105A2 trailer, I am trying to get MSO from the maker, as I don't want to spend money for a SF97 I figure I can do the paperwork myself, but this has proven to be more of a hassle than I would have imagined.
GP has everything tied up in a knot.

stevef said:

Sorry guys, I need to crawl under the HMMWV and see exactly what I have and what is going on.

Living in Florida, there arn't many hills, but when I unloaded a M105A2 trailer, from the transport the hand, park brake didn't hold at all.
Now concerning the M105A2 trailer, I am trying to get MSO from the maker, as I don't want to spend money for a SF97 I figure I can do the paperwork myself, but this has proven to be more of a hassle than I would have imagined.
GP has everything tied up in a knot.

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clear as mud...are we talking about a HMMWV or an M105 trailer?

Retail on that is close to $1500 !

I think the retail price is out of the box. I happened to get some calipers local very reasonable and I am piecing my kit together. The brake cables are very reasonable on epay. I got the long one on epay and the short one with the small brackets, long rod, and misc hardware for $80 from Kascar. Nuts, washers, and bolts can be sourced anywhere.

Even if you buy the calipers separately and piece it together, I think it is well below the crazy kit price.

List attached of the kit contents. The mwo is already posted with detailed instructions in the tm's

Some of the brake hardware can be reused off the old calipers or looks like the pins,pads, and bushings are civy items to me.

Only drag is that it looks like the muffler needs to be dropped to install the long rod with the equalizer bar that the 2 cables hook up to.

chalk blocks too....

After making the mistake of just replacing the driverside ebrake cable, always replace both at the same time! Especially if you dont know how old they are. Having 2 new cables has made this a very reliable truck and you wont burn out your pads on a stuck cable. I still always chalk the tire but knowing that the ebrake works is piece of mind.

papakb said:

HMMWV owners use wheel CHOCKS

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cops use chalk to mark the tires to see if a vehicle sits in the street too long.

Action said:

cops use chalk to mark the tires to see if a vehicle sits in the street too long.

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Also they use chalk to mark the spot where someone is laying after there last breath.

86humv said:

Also they use chalk to mark the spot where someone is laying after there last breath.

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preferable when they're under a 37 in tire when the parking brake fails, and no chalk blocks used.

I have the first gen parking brake on a 1097 with no button and the knob on the end does not twist. What are your thoughts...lol...help.