j-d wrote:
my440 wrote:
Hi, hope you guys are all well, have not been here for abit. My 1978 Dodge Sportsman B300 440 ci. motorhome has a brake pedal that does not return. Need to pull it back with your toe to get the brake lights to turn off.
I removed the instrument cluster panel to access the pedal linkage area and lubed it up but to no avail.
Obviously there is not a spring to pull back the pedal that I see.
Any ideas? And the best way to troubleshot the cause so I can get the pedal to come back??
Thanks, really appreciate any assistance!
Brake pads drums calipers all new recently.
When we had a B300, we had that problem and traced it to the bellcrank that adapts the fore and aft push of the brake pedal, to the transverse booster/master cylinder assembly. I actually drilled it and tapped it for a grease fitting. Included lubing the bellcrank in my chassis lube routine.
Usually I edit a Quote down to only the item in question, but since you mention Instrument Panel, I remember the Instrument Cluster Ground was kinda goofy. It was a wire that ran down the firewall, under the floor mat, to a screw down by the floor. Not positive (sold the B300 in 1992. Might have been one of the two screws that held the Hi/Lo Headlight Button. Anyhow, make sure that connection is snug or your gauges will do odd things.
Oh yes the instrument cluster nightmare, that was last years task. I tracked that one down, regulator attatched to the back of panel lost ground. Oil, temp, fuel gauges quit. Good now tho,thanks, and for the lube tip. Still working on this...
