finally ebrake works!
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finally ebrake works!
not that exciting to probably..everyone, but finally got it working! i was so happy to park it on mydriveway in neutral and have it idling 
the shoes were out of adjustment a bit in the rear, and also had to bring in the adjuster on the frame about an inch worth of thread, but holds nice now
pedal still has about 4" of travel, and i didnt drive it yet so i cant comment if the pedal is still or doesnt sink.
i noticed one brake line was replaced on driver rear, so maybe it wasnt bled properly, ill do that tomorrow or after tomorrow. picked up a 1 man bleeder for 5 bucks from princess auto (kind of like harbour freight)
and merry christmas
the shoes were out of adjustment a bit in the rear, and also had to bring in the adjuster on the frame about an inch worth of thread, but holds nice now
pedal still has about 4" of travel, and i didnt drive it yet so i cant comment if the pedal is still or doesnt sink.
i noticed one brake line was replaced on driver rear, so maybe it wasnt bled properly, ill do that tomorrow or after tomorrow. picked up a 1 man bleeder for 5 bucks from princess auto (kind of like harbour freight)
and merry christmas
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Only vehicle I have with a non working park brake is my automatic van, and even that bothers the hell out of me! But I don't wanna imagine having a standard truck without a working park brake!
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neither of the manual trucks i've had ever had working parking brakes. it works great in my van and in the 4 imported vehicles my parents own
one day in the f250 i was quite overloaded driving downhill on a logging road, looking for a place to stop and answer nature's call, if you know what i mean. well i couldn't find a flat spot anywhere, and that engine hated starting when hot, so i had to find a way to leave it running and go do my business without a working e-brake. well i stuck it in 1st-low, stood up in the doorway facing to the rear, and did what i had to while looking over my shoulder to keep the truck on the road. it all worked out, but a parking brake would have been handy that day!!
one day in the f250 i was quite overloaded driving downhill on a logging road, looking for a place to stop and answer nature's call, if you know what i mean. well i couldn't find a flat spot anywhere, and that engine hated starting when hot, so i had to find a way to leave it running and go do my business without a working e-brake. well i stuck it in 1st-low, stood up in the doorway facing to the rear, and did what i had to while looking over my shoulder to keep the truck on the road. it all worked out, but a parking brake would have been handy that day!!
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From: Eaton, CO
Mine doesn't work because the ratcheting device is broken. It has a non-functioning Mico Lock on it too. I've depressed the parking brake pedal and it would work.
Wait until the flimsy, ****ty tabs Ford uses in the drum assembly for holding the parking brake cable steady, bends after using your parking brake. Then you'll hear an obnoxious cyclic high pitch squeal which increases and decreases with speed. Ford might as well have used 30ga sheet metal for the tabs.
Wait until the flimsy, ****ty tabs Ford uses in the drum assembly for holding the parking brake cable steady, bends after using your parking brake. Then you'll hear an obnoxious cyclic high pitch squeal which increases and decreases with speed. Ford might as well have used 30ga sheet metal for the tabs.
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From: Mi'kma'ki
congrats.
yeah that was the issue on my old axle too.those brake lever bars bent because the shoes were not adjusted very well and the po pressed so hard it bent them.tired to bend 'em back and got it working kinda,but it still sucked.
replaced the axle latter with a true drw like iv wanted and it's nice having a good e-brake.
it's still not really enough to stop the heavy beast in the event of a brake blow out.but it's all there is and works great as parking brake,but iv no use for it as that.
yeah that was the issue on my old axle too.those brake lever bars bent because the shoes were not adjusted very well and the po pressed so hard it bent them.tired to bend 'em back and got it working kinda,but it still sucked.
replaced the axle latter with a true drw like iv wanted and it's nice having a good e-brake.
it's still not really enough to stop the heavy beast in the event of a brake blow out.but it's all there is and works great as parking brake,but iv no use for it as that.
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