does anyone know the torque for the parking brake lever retaing nut?

 

where/what is the parking brake lever?

i am trying to find it in the service manual for you.

 

My book lists no torque value for that bolt, I never worried about it. I just tighten the little bolt "good and snug" then just a bit more. It is a grade 8 bolt and is very strong so don't worry to much about snapping it real easy.

Here a diagram of it,



Also note it has a factory lock nut, it has nylon in it, if you used heat to get it off you should replace the nut if not the bolt too. Only way to get it would probably be in a kit anyway.

 

the parking brake assembly bolt? all the ones I have seen is not really a bolt at all-it mounts on the rear shoe correct?

 

<i>the parking brake assembly bolt? all the ones I have seen is not really a bolt at all-it mounts on the rear shoe correct?</i>

Yea but that would be on the lighter duty trucks though.

 

the illus. you show is for 250 and 350.

as always, the o.p. should give more info on model and options on truck.

 

Oh well yea I took "Hd" in his title to mean a 250 or 350?

 

yeah but it is just so much easier to give more info instead of just wasting time.

 

hd=heavy duty...danr1 is right but unfortunately no torque value...i can crank on it till it breaks, seizes the adjusting cable or too loose were it comes apart...btw, in the diagram it is the 'locknut'...if i cant find it no big deal ill get it tight enough...as far as the truck it is for a 94 e350 cutaway drw with a dana 70 12.125x3.5 brake shoes which is the same as my 89 f350 cc drw...sorry for not including more info but i was in a hurry

i found 20 ft/lbs for the wheels cylinders, can anyone confirm this?

 

i thought i found it before...its driving me nuts that i cant find it

 

well you are just going to have to go nuts because i just looked at every single page in brake section in service manual and no spec is available.

 

thanks for looking

 

I have never used a torque wrench to put any of that stuff together, I tighten the bolts just like I would any bolt of a given size. Big bolts = 3 vain's, small bolts = well....not so tight! lol

I use a torque wrench on stuff that matters, engine parts, stuff it is important that the bolts are evenly tight. Not stuff that is merely or simply "bolted" together.

 

^^^^ what he said.

Also, I rarely use a torque wrench even for the important stuff. I know, shame on me. But I can grab the wrench 12" away from the nut and estimate that I'm putting 12 lbs of force on it, so I figure that's pretty darn close to 12 lb-ft.

 

my e250 has the same set up as the f150????and trust me that thing is heavy duty need help to hold the drum in place-and the tires are worse!