Chevrolet Auto Park

jmstromquisst wrote:
I've been doing a lot of study, and I think I have the type II system because there is no yellow knob and I still have the emergency brake pedal. I have crawled underneath (before I studied up on Auto Park) and could not figure out much. With a lot more knowledge and some diagrams and pictures in hand, I'm ready to return "down there." However, at this movement there is a lot of water and mud over the campground due to a recent storm, and winter is about to beset us. It's not looking good for more work soon. The post is part of ongoing research so I can be fully prepared when when I am able to get back to it. To be honest, I'm not sure there is anything wrong with the Auto Park system, the previous owner may have just defeated it just because they read some of the nightmare stories I have been reading. At this point I am undecided about if I really want to fix it, or if I just want to verify that it has been properly disabled. My most urgent repair is of the drive shaft brake; I want to disassemble it and check the shoes and drum to make sure it is not totally toast inside; I don't trust it to hold the RV. At this point I'm glad to have the alarm I put on the vehicle so I can intelligently operate the brake manually, that alarm also made it easy to explain the brake operation to my daughter, who may assist me to move the vehicle from time to time.

OK, do understand now that you have one of the earlier ones and also with some of the few that had the brake pedal, as well.
Better if you mention the particulars and year of your coach, with your posts, for better responses. I'm now understanding what you actually meant by releasing it manually, which is what a lot of people would like anyway and some have even converted to such. Not a good thing really, as the tranny probably doesn't have a parking pawl, as that would be quite rare, so not good depending on a foot brake only. As has been said, different strengths will engage the brake at different levels and a cable breaking would release it, so you should always block the wheels, without fail, until the thing is repaired.
Most likely the previous owner just disconnected the lever clevis that comes from the spring actuator. I'm also thinking that it doesn't have it's own reserviour and uses the power boost pump, that is also used for the power steering. Yes, this would qualify it, as a version II, as far as I know.