anyone know how to replace hte parking brake cable from the pedal down to the connector on the frame?
we got a 2000 F350 in the shop with a bad cable, and i never did one.
and i don't really want to mess this thing up trying to figure out how to change it.

 

I disconnected the intermediate cable where it connects to the rear ebrake cables.(a bar with a cable on each side with the intermediate in the middle) This is so you have slack in the cable to disconnect and replace the front most cable. There is a **** on the top of the front cable that goes in a hole in the pedal link up top. The cable goes in the arced channel and down through the body. A rubber grommet on the cable seals where the cable goes through the body. The silver ends on the cable are held in place with round plastic clips. One near the ebrake pedal on below the drivers floor. Down below the front cable end slips into a fitting in the intermediate. These can rust and be hard to remove.

I tore the grommet by removing it from the bottom. So I just sliced the new grommet in half, slipped it over the new cable and pushed it into the hole to seal it. If the intermediate cable is rusty and looks like crap now is the time to replace it. Just be aware there are various length intermediate cables depending on wheelbase. To connect the intermediate to the rear ebrake cables you put one line in the bar on the intermediate and pull on it (leverage) until you have enough slack to connect the other rear cable.

Hope that makes sense to you. You can go on Rockauto to see pictures of the different cables. If memory serves me right there are a total on 4 cable sections for the ebrake system in the truck.

 

ok thanks. i figured it was a simple procedure. the one that broke is the one connected to the pedal assemble. broke rite at the frame.

(it actually looks like it was cut)

 

Yours should be easier to remove then. Both the ones I did broke the cable right at the end that goes into the hole on the pedal cam. Both were a pain to get out because of the deformed end with cable shards sticking out didn't want to pull out of the hole.

 

the hardest part was getting the clip off the frame end of the cable. the grommet popped rite out after i looked at it for a few minutes and popped it with a flat blade screwdriver. went back in just as easy.

 

Did your new cable come with the grommet on it? Mine didn't. Thats why I split the old one and glued the ends together along with the tear.

 

did not pick it up yet, it will not be in till monday.