i don`t really know how many of these bell crank brackets I have replaced I know there has to be a better way i searched all over and could not find anything . anytime you have the different metals you will have issues that is a given

i have no problem with mine because once repaired i use the e-brake all the time.

i was wondering has any one ever drilled out the hole where the pin goes so there is more clearance . Most times I end up cutting the bell crank bracket apart to free up the bell crank to reuse

i am undecided on leaving the rubber boots on Does it keep dirt out or does it hold the dirt in once it gets in there

One problem I could see is maybe the bell crank could move just enough to bind that remains to be seen

 

No comments I thought sure some one have had something to say

 

wtf is a bell crank bracket..lmao

 

What he said????

What vehicle/model/year are we talking about?

Since we're fishing in the dark, I'll say that my 87 single cab has two e-brake cables, one goes from the handle in the cab under the cab (no cranks????) then goes to the rear of the cab, then it connects to the rear cable which has a spring on it to keep tension, to avoid (wahts happened to me TWICE NOW) .. the cable from binding up in the handle in the cab, freying and breaking..

which currently happened again last weekend.. sigh.. i have a aftermarket T-case brake and the tension spring on it broke off on the trail. only takes like two times pulling the handle to frey the cable once the tensions off.

 

I think he is referring to the rear drum brakes.

They are levers with boots where the e-brake line attaches to.
I saw it in the fsm referred to as a bellcrank when i was putting new wheel cylinders in.


(picture is upside down sorry)

 

No doubt everyone has upgraded to rear disc brakes so wouldn`t know what a bell crank bracket is.

It is the Aluminum bracket that bolts to the rear drum backing plate which the bell crank the steel arm that the rear e-brake cable attaches on both sides .

In most cases from sitting or not using the e-brake the steel pin holding these parts from the different metals pretty much seizes up so that you need to cut the Aluminum bracket apart to get the pin out so you can remove the bell crank and get the e-brake working again .

upon looking at this it will be much easier to try going to a smaller diameter pin.

Maybe the trucks in the dry climates never have this problem so you have never seen this

 

pb blaster hammer pb blaster hammer repeat if this does not work to free it up pb blaster bigger hammer repeat

 

i no longer use PB Blaster it does not work all that well for me.

I pretty much also don`t beat on things with a hammer . I have found out it is much cheaper not to in the long run.