E-brake help needed
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E-brake help needed
I currently do not have my e-brake hooked up on my truck. If someone could take a picture of where the cable hooks to the drums and how the cable runs along the axle that would be a huge help. I am trying to get the e-brake hooked back up. Oh this is for my 93 p/u.
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I don't no why, but I have never used my e-break at all. I hate them. I no of people that have had tem get stuck on them and could not get the to release. For this reason, I'm afraid to use them. But thats just me.
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I understand the idea behind "ebrakes stick in the winter", but here in Calgary it will regularly swing 20*C in a day(go from +10 in the morning to -10 in the evening), and even with that I've never had an ebrake "freeze" in place.
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Theory....
In many cases they freeze up from lack of use! lol!
Actually...
I jest, but they are bad about getting sticky and rusty. Look at where they are. All the moving parts get expose to all the dirt, water, and salts. I doubt they get proper maintenance most of the time. Like cleaning and lubing! The PO of mine didn't and neither did I until my drum liners began seizing. One side completely cracked almost in half and glazed. The other side was well on it's way to pure brake dust. When I first went to address the problem, I thought tightening the cable up (to take out all the obvious slack...it was drooping like a wet noodle) would solve my problem. Soon I discovered the levers behind the drums and the equalizer were not moving at all. Hmmm....wonder why my ebrake wasn't working. Personally, I think ebrakes are a good thing, especially with manual trannys. Parking on a hill with weight in the back or a trailer and having the vehicle creep/jerk backwards is frightening.
Bill,
Is the air up there relatively dry? I'm wondering if humidity has anything to do with it?
In many cases they freeze up from lack of use! lol!
Actually...
I jest, but they are bad about getting sticky and rusty. Look at where they are. All the moving parts get expose to all the dirt, water, and salts. I doubt they get proper maintenance most of the time. Like cleaning and lubing! The PO of mine didn't and neither did I until my drum liners began seizing. One side completely cracked almost in half and glazed. The other side was well on it's way to pure brake dust. When I first went to address the problem, I thought tightening the cable up (to take out all the obvious slack...it was drooping like a wet noodle) would solve my problem. Soon I discovered the levers behind the drums and the equalizer were not moving at all. Hmmm....wonder why my ebrake wasn't working. Personally, I think ebrakes are a good thing, especially with manual trannys. Parking on a hill with weight in the back or a trailer and having the vehicle creep/jerk backwards is frightening.
Bill,
Is the air up there relatively dry? I'm wondering if humidity has anything to do with it?
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No not yet. I have the parts listing. My rear lift and setup has been changed several times. The old cable got burned through when I was doing the rear of my truck. I am trying to figure out how the cable runs along the axle housing, where it is connected from the tensioner to the housing. I know how the cable hooks to the drums. The thing is I don't think the stock cable is long enough to reach to the drums with the lift I have. I am either going to have to make one, or modify the stock one. I am trying to get some pictures of it or put my hands and eyes on a stock setup so I can figure out if I can make one and how, or how to modify a stock setup. Hopefully that clears up some things
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I don't have a pic. but i can tell you there are two brackets on the e-brake cable that are bolted to the axle from the rear. I just replaced it on one of mine.
I will see If I can get you a picture.
I will see If I can get you a picture.
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yeah, i replaced the pieces that bolt to the drums in the rear. they're like a pivot with a hook on the inside. e-brake works fine ever since.
i pull them out and grease them up really well once a year.
-shaeff
i pull them out and grease them up really well once a year.
-shaeff
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