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I live and park my 998 on a decent hill. I've found myself worrying about the truck rolling, as these don't have a park setting (smart!).
With children in the area, and soft doors that don't lock, I'm thinking this might be too many chances for an issue. Currently, with this in mind, I have been chocking the truck as much as possible.
I've looked a bit and have not seen any options for securing the release of the parking brake, so here's one that will work:
Here you can see the parking brake lever actuator. When the lever is in the upright locked position it pulls the arm inside, locking the brakes.
There is some room in front of the arm to drill a hole, allowing a pin or a trailer lock to be put in place barring the arm from coming forward and the lever from releasing the parking brake.
Here is the brake partially released, showing how the lever comes forward releasing tension on the cable. With a pin in place, it disallows the arm coming forward keeping the brake engaged.
I'm probably not going to lock the lever, but with a pin cabled to the parking brake it can easily be inserted while parked, effectively keeping nosy people from causing accidents. Keep in mind, this is not an effective theft deterrent (a keyed ignition and a negative kill-switch is), it is more a safety feature that will assist in preventing accidents.
I like keeping military vehicles military vehicles, with as few modifications as possible to make them livable. With that in mind, safety is not something I am willing to overlook.
Please feel free to let me know if there are any other options for us, or you have any suggestions.
Best,
Steven
01/06/18
Changed the plan and drilled through the lever also, which provides a better hold on the brake lever.
Used a 1/4 x 1-1/4 cotterless hitch pin, removed the ring from it & painted it carc green. Blends right in. Make sure the hole is not drilled too large, you want the pin to just fit.
This modification works very well at securing the parking brake, and when used alongside a chock I do not worry about the vehicle rolling off.
With children in the area, and soft doors that don't lock, I'm thinking this might be too many chances for an issue. Currently, with this in mind, I have been chocking the truck as much as possible.
I've looked a bit and have not seen any options for securing the release of the parking brake, so here's one that will work:
Here you can see the parking brake lever actuator. When the lever is in the upright locked position it pulls the arm inside, locking the brakes.
There is some room in front of the arm to drill a hole, allowing a pin or a trailer lock to be put in place barring the arm from coming forward and the lever from releasing the parking brake.
Here is the brake partially released, showing how the lever comes forward releasing tension on the cable. With a pin in place, it disallows the arm coming forward keeping the brake engaged.
I'm probably not going to lock the lever, but with a pin cabled to the parking brake it can easily be inserted while parked, effectively keeping nosy people from causing accidents. Keep in mind, this is not an effective theft deterrent (a keyed ignition and a negative kill-switch is), it is more a safety feature that will assist in preventing accidents.
I like keeping military vehicles military vehicles, with as few modifications as possible to make them livable. With that in mind, safety is not something I am willing to overlook.
Please feel free to let me know if there are any other options for us, or you have any suggestions.
Best,
Steven
01/06/18
Changed the plan and drilled through the lever also, which provides a better hold on the brake lever.
Used a 1/4 x 1-1/4 cotterless hitch pin, removed the ring from it & painted it carc green. Blends right in. Make sure the hole is not drilled too large, you want the pin to just fit.
This modification works very well at securing the parking brake, and when used alongside a chock I do not worry about the vehicle rolling off.
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