E-brake Cable Bracket Bent
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E-brake Cable Bracket Bent
Hey guys how goes it.
I have a problem with my E-brake. The bracket that holds the 1 cable into 2 bent. I stepped on my E-brake pedal and it just went to the floor. The cable head pulled through. I took the bracket off, and bent it back into shape and have it ready to go back on. Only problem is that I can't get the cables on the bracket. If I put 1 side on, I need like 2" of the other side of the cable to reach and I can't pull it enough. How's this work? Is there a way to pull the cables and get it on?
I have a problem with my E-brake. The bracket that holds the 1 cable into 2 bent. I stepped on my E-brake pedal and it just went to the floor. The cable head pulled through. I took the bracket off, and bent it back into shape and have it ready to go back on. Only problem is that I can't get the cables on the bracket. If I put 1 side on, I need like 2" of the other side of the cable to reach and I can't pull it enough. How's this work? Is there a way to pull the cables and get it on?
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From: Western PA
E-brake Cable Bracket Bent
While inspecting my rear brakes last summer I found that I had to disconnect the cable inside both of the drums to get the cables back on the bracket.
Luckily I already had the rear end on jack stands and the tires off.......
Luckily I already had the rear end on jack stands and the tires off.......
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E-brake Cable Bracket Bent
Funny I saw this thread, just this afternoon my e-brake did the exact same thing. POW! right to the floor. It shocked me at first, but I saw that it was just the bracket. I was thinking about using a small bottle jack or a lumber spreader, but this was just an idea I had while driving down the road. Any Comments?
-Joe
'96 F-150 SuperCab Eddie Bauer
300 4.9L Inline 6 2WD
115,000 Miles
-Joe
'96 F-150 SuperCab Eddie Bauer
300 4.9L Inline 6 2WD
115,000 Miles
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E-brake Cable Bracket Bent
I wouldn't reuse one that has ever bent - it's just gonna do it again, with less effort next time. It sounds like both of you have some malfunction in a rear brake, so start there. When you've fixed whatever the problem was, buy a new part. I found this one on a truck in a junkyard, and you can read the PN in that pic.
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E-brake Cable Bracket Bent
Oh no, I'm not gonna use the bent one, I took the old bracket off and inspected it. It was terriably rusted so I went to the Ford dealership(cause you can only buy this part from Ford), It only cost 8 bucks and some change, now I'm trying to put the new one on, any help on how to take off the rotors on the back so I can put the bracket back on?
-Joe
-Joe
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E-brake Cable Bracket Bent
By the way, the rust is what caused it to break, the ford parts guy said that is one of the most common things to break, especially on the '95-'96 trucks because they were made out of a weird alloy or something like that.
-Joe
-Joe
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), but you do have to release the autoadjusting mechanism in the e-brake pedal. I don't know how to do it, but 
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