How can I unhook the rod? I’m sorry if it’s an obvious question, I just don’t want to damage anything. Thank you.

 

There is a clip you can use a screwdriver to pull the clip and then push it off. Then it just pulls off

 

Yes, ^^^^^^ this.

 

Which one is the one I should unhook, the top “e” clip that supports the pedal, or the weird clip hooking the rod?

 

I’ve made an interesting discovery..I have to pull up on the brake pedal for the calipers to release. What can be done, adjustments, replacements? Thank you.

 

The bottom picture. Then pull the rod off the side and see if the pedal swings freely. Also push the rod in and see if it returns on it's own.

 

If the pedal swings freely, you need a new master cylinder.

 

ACDELCO 18M826 {#18039553, 19176012} Professional Info
Thru 7/4/00 $80.79

This is for a 2000, not sure what year and model your truck is. I personally would get a Wagner, AC Delco, or Mopar master cylinder. That's not the place for cheap aftermarket parts.

 

I wanted a Dorman brake master. I have a 1996 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 with a 5.9 V8 Magnum.

 

I recently went through a similar thing where my brakes were sticking and I couldn't figure it out at first.

As a hail mary I changed the master cylinder and booster first since it seemed way easier than that pedal pivot up inside the dash. Well that didn't help at all. Pedal still sticking.

I bit the bullet and dug into the dash and dug that pedal pivot out of there, man what a pin in the you know what. Mine was half corroded away and the pedal had a bunch of slop. I found a fairly clean looking one, off eBay, from somewhere in the south where moisture isn't the big problem it is here slathered that thinkg up with marine grease. And reused the plastic bushing things since I could not find replacements for those, and slapper her all back in there.

It's been working great since I put the new pedal pivot/shaft in there but man what a pain that job was.