I'm looking for opinions on the All Pro transfer case parking brake. I have everything apart and tranny/tcase out right now and when I put it all back together, I'd like to put some of my other stuff on too. This was one I had in mind. Is the installation pretty straight-forward? Do they work well? I'm the NE where they salt the roads in the winter, so rust is an issue. Will that have much affect on the rotor/caliper? TIA

 

Works great. Uses the front part of the OEM e-brake cable. Took less than an hour to install. Only thing you'll need is a new longer clevis pin to hold the cable in the bracket...think it was like 5/16". I just bought a 2" long one at Lowe's and cut it to length as they already have holes drilled at intervals.

Installation instructions are pretty straightforward.

 

Im in CT, have had the brake on my old truck (87) for a year until today when it gets switched over to my new 93. The road salt/conditions did not affect the caliper and rotor on mine. Installion is easy in about an hour just like wabbit said. Brake holds solid with a load on my steep driveway. I'd recommend it.

good luck

 

Mine will creep down the driveway w/o the rig in gear...I just need to adjust it and tighten it...but that is just a phone call to AP; as one of the AP employees saw a pic of my rig on POR, parked on my driveway w/ a 4x4 under the front tire and told me to call about tips for adjusting it.

I used mine a great deal yesterday wheeling when stopping on a hill during motion. No problems.

Any other questions just ask.

 

Sounds great! Your pic looks just like the one at AP. I like their caliper better than another I seen. The other was a little Mickey Mouse deal like I've seen on gokarts. This has a lot more surface area. AP has no online ordering so I'll be calling to order one tomorrow morning! Thanks guys!

 

UPS brought me my brake today! I can't wait to put on but I have to put my tranny back in first, after I finish cleaning my frame and painting (damn rust!). The brake mount looks very solid.
Btw, just offhand, do I use a punch to get the staked nut off the t-case flange? And is there a preload on the nut when I put back on, or just torque it? I could look in the FSM but while I'm here thought I'd ask what you guys did.

 

 

All the pics you want and installation instructions are on All-Pros website.

 

Wish I'd seen this earlier...

The e'brake works fine-

BUT

Once the pads wear out (it only takes a couple time of not releasing the brake in reverse - it's easy to drive thru it) it's $90.00 to replace them. The pads are only sold as a complete caliper unit...

 

Where did you get the replacements for future reference? Got a part number or did you have to go back through All Pro?

Thanks!

 

I imagine my pic will look just like wabbit's and All Pro's! I will post later though.
That thought crossed my mind too about the pads when I was drooling over it...er looking at it. That sucks that it's sold as a caliper unit. Hmmm. I wonder if a set of pads could be retrofitted to the caliper with a little drilling and rivetting, provided the holes lined up...

 

All Pro's got replacements...

I'm gonna wear mine out to the steel before I get new ones.

 

I got to my brake today and guess what?! It don't fit. My transfer case is the VF1A chain driven. I hadn't known the brake was ONLY for the RF1A gear-driven case. So now, my options are, A.Possibly return it, B.Sell it, or C.Come up with a different mount. Anyone adapted one of these to go on the VF1A? If I cut off the back portion of the mount, cut another piece from a template taken from my case and welded it back up, that may work. Any thoughts from anyone?

 

I'd call All-Pro and get their input.

 

I emailed them yesterday, just waiting for their response before I go further.

 

It'll rust before they return your email...CALL!

Been there, done that...got the rusty t-shirt!

 

Yeah, they still haven't replied. I will call them!

 

Well, I talked to Terry at AP. They have never tried fitting/adapting it to anything other than the RF1A and don't provide any tech support for anything but that application. He says I can return it for store credit. Damn! I want this thing to work on there!

 

Wait, Did you try putting it on there? I thought all the 22RE's has the gear drive case, and only the V6's got the chain drive?

 

Yeah, I put it up to it to see which bolts I should spray before taking them out and the sucker didn't line up. The gear-driven RF1A was bolted behind the G-series, L-series, R151F and W56 trannies. The chain-driven VF1A was bolted behind the R150 and G58's, of which mine is the latter. They're easily identifiable by looking at the rear flange area. The RF has a 7-bolt cover and the VF has a 5-bolt cover.
It can be made to fit, it'd just take some reworking of the mounting bracket. I'm still not sure what I will do with it.