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.

 

i will probably be able to get a pic tomorrow after school when it is still light outside.

 

Did you buy a new cable?

 

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.

 

http://personal.utulsa.edu/~nathan-b...tem/11-4wd.pdf

 

I don't know where this comes from. I've never had an e-brake get stuck on(with the exception when something breaks)

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.

 

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?

 

That could be it: 3500ft, and little to no humidity.

 

Thanks, that helps.

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

 

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.

 

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