So, I can understand with modern vehicle design, Jeep has to bury a few things and result in very complicated and disproportionate replacement effort, the other manufacturers have the same challenge. But, when they see they have some components like this, you'd think they would take a little time and spend a few pennies more to ensure these buried / difficult to swap parts are as reliable as could be? No, of course not.....
HVAC mixer boxes made entirely of thin plastic with seals that turn to goo and glue the doors open or shut resulting in breaking all the gears and the HVAC producing one or the other extreme in temperature. Only $1300 to fix it, because of the 1/4 cent seal they used turns to goo and the resulting labor needed just to get to the part to change.
A parking brake cable, several days of labor to replace? Really? half my interior is out all over the driveway.
So the cable for the driver's side rear parking brake snapped from corrosion. Problem is, the equalizer tensioner at the end of the main cable was also so corroded I was unable to remove the plug end from it, nor the end of the passenger side rear parking brake cable. So I ordered all new cables, all three for a whole set.
So I got the main cable from the parking brake pedal/lever to the equalizer/tensioner between the two rear parking brakes mostly in tonight. I had to remove the parking brake pedal assembly to get the old cable out, I spent several hours trying to get the cable off by feel with it mounted, removing and being able to see what I was doing with better access was only a few minutes to get the old one off and new one on. Of course I'm going to have to line up bolts by feel to get it back in and I ran out of dayling trying to get it back in. Gave up and will have to finish that tomorrow, any tips on remounting that parking brake pedal assembly would be appreciated.
I also still have to seat the firewall seal at the rear, under the back seat. I have pressed as hard as I can and cannot get it to snap in. Trying to tap it in with a drift and hammer just results in it tilting side to side, any tips on that would be appreciated as well.
Thanks!
HVAC mixer boxes made entirely of thin plastic with seals that turn to goo and glue the doors open or shut resulting in breaking all the gears and the HVAC producing one or the other extreme in temperature. Only $1300 to fix it, because of the 1/4 cent seal they used turns to goo and the resulting labor needed just to get to the part to change.
A parking brake cable, several days of labor to replace? Really? half my interior is out all over the driveway.
So the cable for the driver's side rear parking brake snapped from corrosion. Problem is, the equalizer tensioner at the end of the main cable was also so corroded I was unable to remove the plug end from it, nor the end of the passenger side rear parking brake cable. So I ordered all new cables, all three for a whole set.
So I got the main cable from the parking brake pedal/lever to the equalizer/tensioner between the two rear parking brakes mostly in tonight. I had to remove the parking brake pedal assembly to get the old cable out, I spent several hours trying to get the cable off by feel with it mounted, removing and being able to see what I was doing with better access was only a few minutes to get the old one off and new one on. Of course I'm going to have to line up bolts by feel to get it back in and I ran out of dayling trying to get it back in. Gave up and will have to finish that tomorrow, any tips on remounting that parking brake pedal assembly would be appreciated.
I also still have to seat the firewall seal at the rear, under the back seat. I have pressed as hard as I can and cannot get it to snap in. Trying to tap it in with a drift and hammer just results in it tilting side to side, any tips on that would be appreciated as well.
Thanks!
