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Jan 18, 2017 | 11:46 AM

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blueoval65

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Parking brake cable

I broke the front parking brake cable on my 95 F150. When I replaced it, I connected it to the peddle 1st. I stretched all I thought I could, but it wouldn't reach middle/rear cables. I tried changing where cable mounts to body mount. I got what I deserved for trying to cheat and there's not enough tension to engage brake. How do I get the front cable to reach rear cables? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Jan 18, 2017 | 01:19 PM

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joey2fords

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two things come to mind ...
1) did you overcome ALL of the pedal spring load when pulling back on the front cable ?
2) are the rear cables moving freely in their housings ?

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