Parking Brake cable popped?

geauxstros · 10-12-2007, 03:03 PM

Anyone ever had their parking brake cable snap? I pulled to release the brake and the lever pulled off and a foot or so of cable came with it. Any advice on where to start on this one?

mrjohnwayne · 10-12-2007, 03:06 PM

i've had that happen in my ford. the cable for the handle broke. had to buy a new handle assembly.

What year truck is it on? is it just the release cable or the actual parking brake cable?

geauxstros · 10-12-2007, 03:14 PM

It's a '92 Silverado. It appears to just be the release cable. I'm trying to trace it back to the point of snappage.

scottie · 10-12-2007, 04:02 PM

i've seen that happen... nothing too surprising there. ive seen it a lot on farming equipment because they use cables for everything

crabtruck · 10-12-2007, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geauxstros

It's a '92 Silverado. It appears to just be the release cable. I'm trying to trace it back to the point of snappage.

That should be easy - it's about "a foot or so" back.

Seriously, would be a good time to check the rest of the cables in the system.
They are all the same age and used together.

10-12-2007, 03:03 PM	#1
geauxstros Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 8	Parking Brake cable popped? Anyone ever had their parking brake cable snap? I pulled to release the brake and the lever pulled off and a foot or so of cable came with it. Any advice on where to start on this one?

10-12-2007, 03:06 PM	#2
mrjohnwayne Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3,104	i've had that happen in my ford. the cable for the handle broke. had to buy a new handle assembly. What year truck is it on? is it just the release cable or the actual parking brake cable? __________________ John Wayne 2000 F-350 7.3L Powerstroke 4x4

10-12-2007, 04:02 PM	#4
scottie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Florida (Palm Beach), originally from south of BOSTON Posts: 644	i've seen that happen... nothing too surprising there. ive seen it a lot on farming equipment because they use cables for everything __________________ im a straight shooter with upper management written all over me

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10-12-2007, 03:14 PM	#3
geauxstros Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 8	It's a '92 Silverado. It appears to just be the release cable. I'm trying to trace it back to the point of snappage.