Emergency Brake cable
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I have a 1968 F100 with manual transmission. The emergency brake system has failed due to the rusting of short pieces of cable that connect the main rear cables to the pivot mechanism connected to the cable from the cab. The short pieces are 16 ¼" long with 3/8" ***** swaged to each end. I can not find these anywhere. Does anyone out there have a source or suggestion how to have one made?
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RayJ, you should be able to find some in a salvage yard. Let me know if you can't find them there I may have a pair if I put some effort into the search.
John
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In the still cool hours of the night, you can hear chevys rusting away.
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Thank you, John, for your prompt reply. No, I have not tried salvage yard because I thought what I might find would likely be rusted and therefore not worth considering. I guess I should do that though since there is to outside possibility I could find something that could pass for usable. I will give it a try and let you know.
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Trail Rider,
Thank you for the suggestion, sounds like an idea that would work. My big concern is of course that whatever is done could not have the potential to fail. I'm not familiar with what you refer to as cable clamps. Can you describe them in more detail and/or suggest where to purchase them.
Ray J
Thank you for the suggestion, sounds like an idea that would work. My big concern is of course that whatever is done could not have the potential to fail. I'm not familiar with what you refer to as cable clamps. Can you describe them in more detail and/or suggest where to purchase them.
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Rayj, we're talking about your holding brakes, not your stopping brakes.
John
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In the still cool hours of the night, you can hear chevys rusting away.
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In the still cool hours of the night, you can hear chevys rusting away.
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John,
Yes, the holding brakes. Have I confused you? If so tell me what it is you need to know to be of help.
Ray J
Yes, the holding brakes. Have I confused you? If so tell me what it is you need to know to be of help.
Ray J
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Ray, I recently had my come along cable repaired after I cut it on a pullout.The only place I could get it fixed was at a cable rigger who supplies logging cables etc.If you can find one near you they can make whatever you need, they use a press to squeese the ends on and so far mine is holding great. Good luck!!!
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Yes you have confused me, You say that you are concerned about failure. My thoughts are should failure arise, the truck should have already be stopped and you are using a parking/holding brake, not one that will have you in danger.
Seems low risk to me, Trail Rider recomended it, and he's pretty sharp, give it a try, it sould work fine.
John
66 F100s
In the still cool hours of the night, you can hear chevys rusting away.
Seems low risk to me, Trail Rider recomended it, and he's pretty sharp, give it a try, it sould work fine.
John
66 F100s
In the still cool hours of the night, you can hear chevys rusting away.
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John,
The risk that concerns me is that an old rusted part like the one that failed would also fail. I tow and launch a boat alone and to have the emergency brake fail on a boat ramp could be more than have the truck roll a few feet into a tree. It would mean having the boat, trailer and truck in the water. And maybe me on the trailer winch into the water as well. So you see I am quite concerned. I feel I am very fortunate that the failure I experienced happened in front of my house where no one or nothing was hurt or damaged. As for the clamps on the cable I am willing to give them a look if I can get more of a description of the clamps referred to and where they are available.
Ray
The risk that concerns me is that an old rusted part like the one that failed would also fail. I tow and launch a boat alone and to have the emergency brake fail on a boat ramp could be more than have the truck roll a few feet into a tree. It would mean having the boat, trailer and truck in the water. And maybe me on the trailer winch into the water as well. So you see I am quite concerned. I feel I am very fortunate that the failure I experienced happened in front of my house where no one or nothing was hurt or damaged. As for the clamps on the cable I am willing to give them a look if I can get more of a description of the clamps referred to and where they are available.
Ray
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Just go to your local hardware store and get the cable and clamps from them. Cable clamps are mini-U bolts with a clamping sleeve. Since you are using a small diameter cable, it my be necessary to loop the end as the clamps are made to hold two pieces of cable together. The other choice is to build up a bead using a wire feed welder but I would stay with the clamps.
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Ray, if you think you still ned more emergency brake then why dont you install a hydraulic brake lock. There are many companies who make them. They work like the brake system on fork lifts, you press the brake pedal down and flip the brake switch lever to hold all 4 wheels until you release the lever. A lot of 4 wheelers use them with the regular emergency brake system.
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I'm not sure I understand the system you are describing. My problem now is that the foot operated mechanical emergency brake does not work due to the failure of the short intermediate cable connection. How would what you describe work if the system I now have is not functioning?
Ray
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RayJ, you aint got them brakes fixed yet? It's warming up, you better get busy, wont be long til your boat will need wetting.
John
66 F100s
In the still cool hours of the night, you can hear chevys rusting away.
John
66 F100s
In the still cool hours of the night, you can hear chevys rusting away.