99 F150 e-brake cable replacement
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99 F150 e-brake cable replacement
Hi all,
I am scratching my head on this one. When attempting to replace my old e-brake cables with new ones, I discovered that the new ones did not have a return spring attached at the cable end which attaches to the pawl inside the rear drum like the original ones did. So purchased what looked like a return spring but couldn't figure out how it would attach to the cable. It won't slip over it and looks different than the original. The problem I'm having is that I can engage the e-brake but when I disengage it, it does not return to the disengaged position. What am I missing here? My parts guy at Ford said these were the correct cables (and springs if I needed them which I may not in this case) and my mechanic can't figure out what's missing either? He's very competent and for him to scratch his head too brought me to the forum. Anyone run into this before and what's the fix? Thanks anyone. Lou.
I am scratching my head on this one. When attempting to replace my old e-brake cables with new ones, I discovered that the new ones did not have a return spring attached at the cable end which attaches to the pawl inside the rear drum like the original ones did. So purchased what looked like a return spring but couldn't figure out how it would attach to the cable. It won't slip over it and looks different than the original. The problem I'm having is that I can engage the e-brake but when I disengage it, it does not return to the disengaged position. What am I missing here? My parts guy at Ford said these were the correct cables (and springs if I needed them which I may not in this case) and my mechanic can't figure out what's missing either? He's very competent and for him to scratch his head too brought me to the forum. Anyone run into this before and what's the fix? Thanks anyone. Lou.
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The spring for the cable doesn't come with the new cable. You need to reuse the old one. The end of the spring goes against the park brake lever which attaches to the shoe. The spring is big enough for the cable to fit through.
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Originally Posted by Racerguy
The spring for the cable doesn't come with the new cable. You need to reuse the old one. The end of the spring goes against the park brake lever which attaches to the shoe. The spring is big enough for the cable to fit through.
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Sounds pretty simple to me...
Take the cable and lay it over the 2nd coil of the spring and then just wrap the spring around the cable till the cable is completely in the spring. Do the same to remove the old cable. This way you don't have to worry about the lead end.
Take the cable and lay it over the 2nd coil of the spring and then just wrap the spring around the cable till the cable is completely in the spring. Do the same to remove the old cable. This way you don't have to worry about the lead end.
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