Parking Brake Question
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From: Salkum
Parking Brake Question
Rehabbing a 1965 F100. At the lever under the bed where the cable from the cab with the round ball; does the round ball go into the slot in the arm that the rear brake cables attach or does something attach to the cable that fits the slot on the lever better?
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From: Tucson
Correct, the ball fits into the notch on the equalizer bar.
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all 61-66 F series trucks have a pull handle under the dash, left of the steering wheel.
Jason, does you handle pull out almost all the way? if so, your back brakkes need adjusting or the cables under the truck can be adjusted.
Jason, does you handle pull out almost all the way? if so, your back brakkes need adjusting or the cables under the truck can be adjusted.
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Others here are better qualified to comment on these floor-mounted lever-actuated driveshaft parking brakes. I believe that F-350s uniformly came with driveshaft handbrakes and I recognize that many, such as my '61 F-350 with a 3-on-the-tree manual transmission, indeed, came with the under-dash pull handle.
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These parking brakes were pretty notorious for working like crap...I completely rebuilt my rear drums (new parts),
had new e-brake cables and housings, serviced the handle and the brake lever engages the brakes as it should,
problem is that it is just not an efficient design.
had new e-brake cables and housings, serviced the handle and the brake lever engages the brakes as it should,
problem is that it is just not an efficient design.
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From: Stormville NY
I'm doing this as well. I need to get my truck ready for NYS inspection, I miss CT...lol. Parking brake doesn't work. I adjusted the cables, still nothing. Took the rear drums off and saw the cables coming through the drum but there was nothing for the cable to attach to. Missing everything in both drums...
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Its a pretty easy part to find in wrecking yards ..same part used on 63-66 Thunderbird, 70-71 big car Ford w/ 11x 2 1/2''brakes, 66-75 Bronco w/ 11x 1 3/4" brakes as well as 64-67 F100 trucks
This is the parking brake lever..attaches to the cable inside the drum and the brake shoe and is held on the brake shoe by a horse shoe shaped clip which can be obtained locally at the parts store.
- cs65
This is the parking brake lever..attaches to the cable inside the drum and the brake shoe and is held on the brake shoe by a horse shoe shaped clip which can be obtained locally at the parts store.
- cs65
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Thanks Hydro, I think I found everything at Jeffs Bronco Graveyard... 1966-77 Early Bronco - Park Brake - Hardware & Parts Sorry to hijack you..
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