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KISS parking brake [message #371500] Wed, 25 October 2023 12:18 Go to next message
LNelson is currently offline  LNelson   United States
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it appears that after 12 years of owning my current coach, and wonder what was next to my left knee, that apparatus next to my left knee is what has been called the KISS parking brake. Now can someone explain to me how to use it. Seems similar to what some aircraft have....pump and hold the pedal and pull the button. Is that how this is? I still have the lever hand brake, does the KISS affect that? All help is appreciated.

Larry Nelson Springfield, MO Ex GMC'er, then GM Busnut now '77 Eleganza ARS WB0JOT
Re: KISS parking brake [message #371549 is a reply to message #371500] Wed, 13 December 2023 14:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
pvfjr is currently offline  pvfjr   United States
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Just pull up on the lever, and you should feel it "cam into place". If it doesn't snap into position, there's not enough tension. Tension can be added by tightening the knob on the end of the lever. If it's been a dozen years without successful parking brake operation, your chances of success with that minor adjustment alone are slim. You may need to dive into drums, mess with seized up cables, fine-tune all the distribution points and redirection points the cables go through, etc. It can be an undertaking after many years of dormancy.
Re: KISS parking brake [message #371550 is a reply to message #371500] Wed, 13 December 2023 17:42 Go to previous message
RF_Burns is currently offline  RF_Burns   Canada
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Sounds like you might have an aftermarket "Line Lock" on the rear brakes as well. Press and hold the brake pedal, then pull up on the button. That traps the brake fluid in the rear brake lines so they are "locked". To release, press the brake pedal again and push the button back in.

Its not a legal parking brake since any leakage in the system can cause to brakes to release.



Bruce Hislop
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