DD15 engine brake problems

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  1. Dec 2, 2017 #1
    Manock89

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    I have a 2010 cascadia DD15 when I push the switch on the steering wheel it turns on the light on the dash switch but doesn't activate the engine brake. Any advise on what to try?
     
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  3. Dec 2, 2017 #2
    bigkev1115

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    Is your truck manual or automatic?
     
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  4. Dec 2, 2017 #3
    Manock89

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    Its a manual 10 speed Eaton fuller
     
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  5. Dec 2, 2017 #4
    bigkev1115

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    It may be the clutch switch going bad. If the top of your clutch not striking the clutch spring, sometimes the jakes and cruise won t engage until you pull the clutch towards you and it strikes the clutch switch
     
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  7. Dec 2, 2017 #5
    Manock89

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    When I push it in a little with my hand I can hear a click. Is that the clutch switch you are reffering to?
     
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  8. Dec 2, 2017 #6
    bigkev1115

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    It may be. If you look at the top of the clutch pedal, you will see a square switch with about a 3 inch spring coming from it
     
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  9. Dec 6, 2017 #7
    Animosus

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    That's not what a clutch switch on a cascadia looks like...

    Does your cruise work? Does it work if you tap the brake pedal?
     
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