issues with parking brake cables
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issues with parking brake cables
I require some assistance guys, I purchased my truck with no parking brake equipment.
So I have went to the junkyard and pulled a parking brake pedal/lever out of a obs f350, also purchased a new front cable and installed the two.
Recently I tried installing the intermediate cable as well as the cables that run to each drum on the axle. I purchased the 133" wheelbase intermediate cable as my truck is a regular cab, and used ambulance package cables for the rear axle which are a few inches longer than the regular ones.
My problem is things were EXTREMELY tight to get together and caused constant pressure from the shoes to the drums, so I tried readjusting the shoes and basically turned the adjusters all the way in and it still wouldn't work.
Anyone have ideas? I was thinking about trying an intermediate cable for an extended cab chassis but I think it would be too long.
So I have went to the junkyard and pulled a parking brake pedal/lever out of a obs f350, also purchased a new front cable and installed the two.
Recently I tried installing the intermediate cable as well as the cables that run to each drum on the axle. I purchased the 133" wheelbase intermediate cable as my truck is a regular cab, and used ambulance package cables for the rear axle which are a few inches longer than the regular ones.
My problem is things were EXTREMELY tight to get together and caused constant pressure from the shoes to the drums, so I tried readjusting the shoes and basically turned the adjusters all the way in and it still wouldn't work.
Anyone have ideas? I was thinking about trying an intermediate cable for an extended cab chassis but I think it would be too long.
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In the late 80s F-series, the parking brake is manually adjusted. It has this adjuster part: E Brake Adjuster Rod Assembly-Broncograveyard.com which mates to the equaliser: Equalizer, E- Brake-Broncograveyard.com where the two brake cables from each tire become one, in front of the left rear tire.
The procedure I used to make mine adjusted correctly was adjust each tire's adjuster until it's not dragging but tight, then used the e-brake adjuster to give it the slightest bit of slack with the e-brake lever released. This should give you some stopping power when you slam the pedal as far as you can.
I'm not sure if the 92s had this same system, but if you mix and matched parts, you may need to get yourself some sort of adjuster like this.
The procedure I used to make mine adjusted correctly was adjust each tire's adjuster until it's not dragging but tight, then used the e-brake adjuster to give it the slightest bit of slack with the e-brake lever released. This should give you some stopping power when you slam the pedal as far as you can.
I'm not sure if the 92s had this same system, but if you mix and matched parts, you may need to get yourself some sort of adjuster like this.
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