parking brake problems
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parking brake problems
guys-
'68 f100, 2wd. had to completely rebuild the brakes when i bought it 2 years ago. brakes work great...except that somewhere along the line, the parking brake stopped holding.
under the truck, you could see that the line running to the driver's side rear wheel had a lot of slack in it- so i opened up the drum, and the little spring-cable (technical term) had slipped out of the notch in the parking brake bracket.
i disassembled the brake setup, put the cable back in the bracket, and put everything back together. worked like a charm.
but now, three weeks later...the same thing has happened, to the same wheel.
what could be causing this?
thanks,
sam
'68 f100, 2wd. had to completely rebuild the brakes when i bought it 2 years ago. brakes work great...except that somewhere along the line, the parking brake stopped holding.
under the truck, you could see that the line running to the driver's side rear wheel had a lot of slack in it- so i opened up the drum, and the little spring-cable (technical term) had slipped out of the notch in the parking brake bracket.
i disassembled the brake setup, put the cable back in the bracket, and put everything back together. worked like a charm.
but now, three weeks later...the same thing has happened, to the same wheel.
what could be causing this?
thanks,
sam
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parking brake problems
Do you feel any vibration when you drive around with your truck. Your axel may have excessive travel and just vibrate the cable out of its braket. This problem could also be caused by a worn out bracket. I hope that this info will help you
Steve,
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parking brake problems
steve-
i haven't noticed any unusual vibrations...but it is 30 years old, and i don't have much to compare it to...
i used all new hardware when i rebuilt the brakes- but i can't remember if the parking brake bracket came with the brake rebuild kit, or if i re-used what was already there. i'll take the drum off again this weekend, and double-check it.
thanks for the input-
sam
i haven't noticed any unusual vibrations...but it is 30 years old, and i don't have much to compare it to...
i used all new hardware when i rebuilt the brakes- but i can't remember if the parking brake bracket came with the brake rebuild kit, or if i re-used what was already there. i'll take the drum off again this weekend, and double-check it.
thanks for the input-
sam
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parking brake problems
Sam, Guessing here, You might want to look at the part of the cable that runs inside of the sleeve and see if it is moving freely. My thoughts are that the brake shoes are moving and pulling on the P-brake cable that isn't retracting properly.
just a thought ;-)
John
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In the cool still quite of night you can hear chevies rusting away.
just a thought ;-)
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In the cool still quite of night you can hear chevies rusting away.
