Emergency Brake Cable
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Emergency Brake Cable
Just replaced the brake cables on the old beast. This was much easier than described in the Haynes. Doing it "their" way would take at lease an extra hour.
If the rear shoes and springs are ok, you only need to remove the right side retaining spring, slid the shoe out a bit and you can easily remove the cable. You have to back the tensioner bolt out enough to give you the slack on the cable and that's it.
The tensioner bolt was rusted on mine and wouldn't tighten up again without destroying the threads so I rigged it for now with a spacer. This will keep it tight and I can by a new one for next to nothing. All in all, a very easy job.
If the rear shoes and springs are ok, you only need to remove the right side retaining spring, slid the shoe out a bit and you can easily remove the cable. You have to back the tensioner bolt out enough to give you the slack on the cable and that's it.
The tensioner bolt was rusted on mine and wouldn't tighten up again without destroying the threads so I rigged it for now with a spacer. This will keep it tight and I can by a new one for next to nothing. All in all, a very easy job.
