*EMERGENCY* Parking Brake Help Needed
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*EMERGENCY* Parking Brake Help Needed
Emergency, get it? Either way, this is kinda holding me up from getting my truck inspected and back on the road. Please look here and see where I started. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...body-lift.htmlNow, I bought a new adjuster and spring from LMC Truck. It looks good and all, but before I completely install it, I need to know how much tension/stretch is supposed to be on the spring. Unfortunately, my Haynes 880 manual doesn't hit on the parking brake. As is, not hooked up, the park brake pedal just falls to the floor; no ratcheting sound or anything like that. When I "loose fit" the new spring/adjuster setup, the spring was pulled quite a bit. i assume this MIGHT have something to do with the body lift. WHAT I NEED FROM YOU GUYS is pointers and pictures of your e-brake setup. Stock, body lift, whatever. All will help. Thanks for looking in and helping out. Pictures to help show what I'm working with.
* WOULD A FRONT BRAKE CABLE FOR A LONGBED/SUPER CAB BE LONGER AND BETTER (OR TOO LONG?) SUITED FOR A BODY LIFT SITUATION SUCH AS THIS? AS IN, WOULD IT ADD SOME LENGTH WHERE THE CABLE COMES OUT AND DOWN THE FIREWALL AND MAYBE LESSEN THE STRESS THAT IS ON IT? *
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What's the problem? It looks hooked up in the picture below. Just start tightening that nut till you get tension. The cables are somewhat tight, even when the parking brake is off. Your cables to the wheels look old, can you put vise grips on them and pull them and the cable inside the sheath moves?
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Thanks for the diagram. I've not tried pulling on the rear cables, but I will. How will they retract or will they automatically? What's your thoughts on using a longbed/supercab front cable to gain some added length at the cab exit point? Also, in the picture, the spring isn't in place; I'm not sure what the spring is supposed to look like with the parking brake OFF.
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I'm pretty excited. The e-brake pedal doesn't just fall to the floor now.
However, I'm pretty sure all three of the cables need replacing, because now the pedal won't engage, lol. I couldn't pull on them @Franklin2, so the rears are definitely frozen. Thanks for all the help guys, and please feel free to give any advice and recommendations.
However, I'm pretty sure all three of the cables need replacing, because now the pedal won't engage, lol. I couldn't pull on them @Franklin2, so the rears are definitely frozen. Thanks for all the help guys, and please feel free to give any advice and recommendations.
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The rear cables are fairly cheap, they sell so many of them. All these trucks have that problem. They are a little bit of a pain to install though. I always end up taking most of the rear brakes apart to get the cable out of the back plate. If you haven't messed with brakes much, just make sure you do one side at a time so you can run around and look at the side you haven't taken apart yet for a reference.
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The rear cables are fairly cheap, they sell so many of them. All these trucks have that problem. They are a little bit of a pain to install though. I always end up taking most of the rear brakes apart to get the cable out of the back plate. If you haven't messed with brakes much, just make sure you do one side at a time so you can run around and look at the side you haven't taken apart yet for a reference.
*** Though it's pulled straight and not hanging, I've got *roughly* an inch of "up/down slack" in the front cable; does that sound about right? ***
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Don't worry about it till you get the new rear cables on. They will change it. And you will have to manually re-adjust your rear brakes also after you put it back together, and that will change it also.
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sorry to resurrect this thread but, where did you get that brand new looking cable tension limiter assembly? yours looks shiny and new and mine is rusted solid and i can't adjust it. no salvage yards any where near me have anything for me.
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Bronco Graveyard should have almost every part for the brakes new, including all the different parking brake cables.
