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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 02:52 PM
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parking brake cable.

ok guys, i need some help here. my parking brake cable came undone from the lever in the cab, and i cant get enough slack out of it to reinstall it. does anybody here know of a way to get slack in it to get the wire put back in the slot?
 
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 02:56 PM
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Release all of the tension by backing off the adjusting nuts on the cable under the truck.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 03:33 PM
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ill do that once shes down off of the jackstands, i got the front end apart repalcing the axle seal.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 08:20 AM
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Spray down the threads and nut on that emergency brake equalizer bar under the truck a few day before, even use a wire brush to clean the threads.

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