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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 06:36 PM
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Parking brake snapped

My parking brake snapped, any ideas?

Also, my parking brake light is stuck on as well as the rear abs light. Not sure if the abs light is related or not.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 09:17 PM
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The cable broke? That's typical of an old cable especially in the rust belt. Replace the cable and see if the lights go out. That usually solves things when they get fixed..
 
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 07:53 AM
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once you replace the cable(i would do both) the brake light will go out. in the mean time, you can tie the park brake pedal up and it will turn the light out.

the abs light has nothing to do with the park brake system.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 11:16 AM
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Yeah, I ordered the right and left ones.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 12:18 PM
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get 2 cases of beer, 30 lbs of ice, a big box of band-aids and some antiseptic cream.

trust me, you will need all of those.
the beer for pain killers, the antiseptic cream to keep infections down, band-aids to keep the blood in you, and the ice to keep the pain killers cool, and to use on the injured areas to help keep the swelling down.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 12:52 PM
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Hahaha...thanks for the advice!
 
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by tjc transport
get 2 cases of beer, 30 lbs of ice, a big box of band-aids and some antiseptic cream.

trust me, you will need all of those.
the beer for pain killers, the antiseptic cream to keep infections down, band-aids to keep the blood in you, and the ice to keep the pain killers cool, and to use on the injured areas to help keep the swelling down.
Best advise for working on any truck in the rust belt.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 05:06 PM
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see that?? and you thought i was kidding.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 05:40 PM
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see that?? and you thought i was kidding.

Found it amusing?...... yup! Thought you where kidding?............. nope, not for a second!

Them'll be real fun to change. Wear safety glasses save on them eye ***** too!
 
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they really ain't that bad to change.
i find the hardest part is getting the old cable out of the backing plate
 
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 06:34 PM
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they really ain't that bad to change.
i find the hardest part is getting the old cable out of the backing plate
Easy, instead of trying to push those three tabs down at the same time to remove the cable, take a small screwdriver and bend them backwards. They will snap right off then the cable slides right out.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 05:26 PM
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Got both cables installed; really wasn't all that bad. Any tips on adjust the tension on them? How tight should they be?
 
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tension adjuster is on the front cable.
tighten the nut on the rod that goes through the plate you hooked the cables to.
 
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