rear brake help
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rear brake help
96 f150,i am putting new shoes,drums on my truck.Got the shoes on,but when i put the drum on,it is a very tight fit.The parking brake seems to be too tight,but my manual says there is no adjustment on the cables.Is there anyway to loosen them up without replaceing the cables?They are not seized.
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First make sure you have everything asembled correctly. If it is it'll look like this..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/9-For...49689112QQrdZ1
You can see the auto adjuster at the bottom-center of the assembly, this should be all the way in. There is a linkage on the drivers side just ahead of the axle where the 2 rear park brake cables meet. The longer cable that goes to the pass side has an adjusting nut that will affect the overall park brake preload... it could be too tight for the new pads.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/9-For...49689112QQrdZ1
You can see the auto adjuster at the bottom-center of the assembly, this should be all the way in. There is a linkage on the drivers side just ahead of the axle where the 2 rear park brake cables meet. The longer cable that goes to the pass side has an adjusting nut that will affect the overall park brake preload... it could be too tight for the new pads.
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Originally Posted by inspector99
theres no ajusting nut on it anywhere
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Ok, I see what you're saying, but adjusting the cables isn't going to help in this case. If the starwheel is all the way in and the drum still won't go on, then it's either not together right (unlikely) or you got some cheap or defective parts.