I just had to replace the middle cable on my truck. Could not get slack to put the end into that equalizer part. Your ratchet strap idea worked great. Now my parking brake is really good. Thanks
Thank you for the idea with the ratchet tie down strap, that saved my butt! Awesome trick!!! I broke two of the smaller 1" cheap tie down straps like you had in your video, then I put a big heavy 2" wide one and that did the trick. Now my ebrake works like new. Before replacing the cables, they were rusted/sticky/jammed and it would stay partially engaged and tear the drums apart.
You all prolly dont care but does someone know a tool to log back into an Instagram account?? I stupidly lost my account password. I would love any help you can give me!
@Juan Billy thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process atm. Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Thank you!!!!!!!! I see the problem I have now clearly. My rear end has shorter cables because the rear end was swapped from a disc brake truck. My intermediate cable won't reach the equalizer now. I either need the super duty intermediate cable or the dorman 21119 repair kit and make my own😢😢😢
@theccwdad interesting. I see what you are saying. Maybe a custom cable and brackets will get you going. Have you had a chance to get it together? Thanks for watching. Happy wrenching! ~Mr. C.
@ALM1GHTY.PEANUT when the cable broke the parking brake released immediately. Thankfully I could still drive the truck around until I had time to fix it. Thanks for watching and commenting. ~Mr. C.
my f350 front cable was spring loaded at the pedal. I pulled the front cable by hand with pliers and secured the slack with taped vice grips then stuck the slug into the receptacle and released the vice grips. on mine there was no need to overstress the brakes with a ratchet strap
Manuel Salgado on the end of each cable after the equalizer bar there is a spring that goes into each drum housing. That spring is supposed to tension all of the cables after the parking brake has been released. Might want to check those out. I hope this helps, if not let me know. If any other viewers have input I would love to hear from you. Thanks for watching and commenting. ~Mr. C.
Darlene Lizotte if I remember correctly the cable needs to be pulled 180 degrees from its normal position toward the release handle them slid to the right away from the mounting plate. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching! ~Mr. C.
Awesome video ! Would the strap method work on a chrysler town and country as well? Been looking for videos on reconnecting the front parking brake cable to the equalizer
nvmyford I have never tried it that way on a van, but I would say yes, if there is a place to hook onto the frame and equalizer. I would love to know how it goes if you try it. ~Mr. C.
I've called all the major companies in town to find a parking brake lever. They can't get them and I've tried several junkyards. Even LMC truck has none. Do you know of a pair I could purchase?
Gregory Orear I did a little digging myself and ran into the same issues you have finding a parking brake assembly. If I run across a possible lead I will let you know. Thanks for asking and watching! ~Mr. C.
Que me dirías que está mal cuando conecto los dos cables traseros al cable intermedio y piso el pedal el cable intermedio se sale en la unión al cable del pedal
Morris Muller Diría que el acoplamiento que conecta el pedal y el cable intermedio (10:02 en el video) es demasiado grande y permite que se salga el extremo engarzado del cable del freno de mano. Prueba a cerrar un poco el acoplamiento. Espero que esto sea útil. Si necesitas más ayuda no dudes en preguntar. Apologize for any mistakes in punctuation, I used a translator. ~Mr. C.
Nature's Cadence Farm It is very helpful. I consider myself a decent mechanic but had no idea how to tackle this. I've a straight drive and I have been carrying a block of wood for a year now. Lol
Ryan McNeil I have a crew cab short bed 5 speed 7.3L. Here is a video with her in it at the beginning: ruclips.net/video/8tU79PTKXyI/видео.html ~Mr. C.
John Tempest I purchased mine at my local Advance Auto Parts. I looked at RockAuto.com and found one there using their easy to use online parts catalogue. It is labeled as the front cable. Good luck! ~Mr. C.
Adrian Aguilar YES! I have worked on a couple of these body styles. One came from Michigan and it was a bear. I soaked the threads with PB Blaster for a few days before I worked on it. As I was removing the nuts I would back them out and then run them back in to help lower the amount of crud getting into the threads. While I was doing this I would flush the threads with PB Blaster as I progressed. ~Mr. C.
@joshuacrai thank you so much. I am glad you found it helpful. Good luck at AZ or any of the parts stores. It hit or miss sometimes. Thanks for watching. Happy wrenching! ~Mr. C.
Morris Muller I would say the coupling that connects the pedal and intermediate cable (10:02 in the video) is too big allowing the crimped end of the parking brake cable to slip out. Try closing the coupling a little. I hope this is helpful. If you need more help don't hesitate to ask. ~Mr. C.
Next time show how you removed the brake pedal. The screws removed, the way you detached the hood cable from the handle. You started the video with the expectation that the old brake cable was already removed.
@@chilipepperpepper6488 when I worked for Ford the controller came with a big pin in it so there would be enough slack in the cables to connect then pull it out and it would be ready. I just tried to load mine after cable broke and couldn't. I just used the tie strap method
To be completely honest we did not understand the comment at first... Then i did a google search of walking dead Shane... NOW I get it! :) Thank you. ~Mr. C.
Folks beware of the Wear Ever crap from Advanced Auto Parts. In the rust belt states that shit does not hold up period. It corrodes really bad after a winter and it does not have to be a hard winter either the stuff is literally junk. Beware of the Dorman knock off clones as well especially the stuff that comes with those cute little tags that says Genuine Dorman part on it... Usually it is a much thinner much crappier Chinese clone copy...
I just had to replace the middle cable on my truck. Could not get slack to put the end into that equalizer part. Your ratchet strap idea worked great. Now my parking brake is really good. Thanks
Lil K's outdoor life that is awesome! Glad you liked the video. ~Mr. C.
Thank you for the idea with the ratchet tie down strap, that saved my butt! Awesome trick!!! I broke two of the smaller 1" cheap tie down straps like you had in your video, then I put a big heavy 2" wide one and that did the trick. Now my ebrake works like new. Before replacing the cables, they were rusted/sticky/jammed and it would stay partially engaged and tear the drums apart.
Triphase I am glad I could help out and that you got everything working! Thanks for watching! ~Mr. C.
Awesome idea with the ratchet strap, great vid, thanks for the tips 👍🏼
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@@fernandosalas3293 Can I just adjust the rear emergency brake cable to get the front brake cable to connect?
Thanks for the video. Great idea with the ratchet strap. I'm about to replace the cable on my '91 F-250 this afternoon.
Simple yet very effective method. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this video - I was stuck and your ratchet strap idea took care of it for me in just 2 minutes.
Aaron Myers I am glad I could help. Thanks for watching. ~ Mr. C.
You all prolly dont care but does someone know a tool to log back into an Instagram account??
I stupidly lost my account password. I would love any help you can give me!
@Marc Jordy instablaster =)
@Juan Billy thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process atm.
Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Juan Billy It did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy!
Thank you so much, you saved my ass :D
Thanks for the video that helped me out a lot appreciate you taking the time
HighNdri you are very welcome. ~Mr. C.
Great video helped me out tremendously 1994 F150 ratchet strap at the end made it so easy 👍 👍
@CHILIPEPPER pepper thats AWESOME! Glad to help. ~Mr. C.
Great idea. Good job. About to do this on a Dodge Caravan but there's not many videos. Glad I saw your video. Cheers!
Canadian Drifter good luck! Glad you found it useful. ~M. C.
I have a dodge truck and I can't find any videos either I think my pedal is broke as well as the cable 🤬
Awesome idea on the ratchet strap! My cable is good but the equalizer broke. This helped out!
Idk if mine is too tight or maybe I just need a bigger ratchet strap gonna try that now
The ratchet strap was an awesome idea. This will help! Great video and thanks!
Thank you!!!!!!!! I see the problem I have now clearly. My rear end has shorter cables because the rear end was swapped from a disc brake truck. My intermediate cable won't reach the equalizer now. I either need the super duty intermediate cable or the dorman 21119 repair kit and make my own😢😢😢
@theccwdad interesting. I see what you are saying. Maybe a custom cable and brackets will get you going. Have you had a chance to get it together? Thanks for watching. Happy wrenching! ~Mr. C.
You my friend are a genius...thank you for your video it made changing the wire alot easier..
Angel Solano thank you for the very kind comment. ~Mr. C.
Thank you I appreciate you help me watch the video now I need to fix my Ford Ranger truck God bless you I'll see you on the next video
Alfredo Trejo thank you so much for the kind comment. See you on the next video too! ~Mr. C.
I've been fine with this thing for about a day now thank you very much
oxcartracing glad I could help. ~Mr. C.
When this happened to you, was the brake seized up or did the brake immediately release?
@ALM1GHTY.PEANUT when the cable broke the parking brake released immediately. Thankfully I could still drive the truck around until I had time to fix it. Thanks for watching and commenting. ~Mr. C.
my f350 front cable was spring loaded at the pedal. I pulled the front cable by hand with pliers and secured the slack with taped vice grips then stuck the slug into the receptacle and released the vice grips. on mine there was no need to overstress the brakes with a ratchet strap
Robert Lipsett you have provided excellent information. I will try this method if I do it again. Thank you. ~Mr. C.
That was fun to watch thank you for post ohh by the way that was a great idea with ratchet strap Kool !!!!
Zacharias Brink I am glad you liked it. Everything is still working great! ~Mr. C.
Perfect Video... explain everything and easy to learn ... 👏👏👏
LUIS BIDROGO thank you for the kind comment! ~Mr. C.
Thanks! Love the overalls, the only attire for turnin wrenches
McFiercely thank you for the very nice comment. I love the overalls too, very comfy! ~ Mr. C.
Thanks for the preview
My cable is loose and it doesn’t come back on it’s own. It works but it needs more tension, how do I fix that
Manuel Salgado on the end of each cable after the equalizer bar there is a spring that goes into each drum housing. That spring is supposed to tension all of the cables after the parking brake has been released. Might want to check those out. I hope this helps, if not let me know. If any other viewers have input I would love to hear from you. Thanks for watching and commenting. ~Mr. C.
Ok, see the silver part that you circled in green? How did you get that part out in the original cable? Mine is stuck.
Darlene Lizotte if I remember correctly the cable needs to be pulled 180 degrees from its normal position toward the release handle them slid to the right away from the mounting plate. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching! ~Mr. C.
Nature's Cadence Farm thank you. We got it it all worked out. You’re video was extremely helpful! Thanks again!
Thank you for sharing this!
Josafat Alvarez you are very welcome! ~Mr. C.
@@NaturesCadenceFarm i change my cable for the first time today and this video help me alot,keep sharing the good stuff!
Awesome video ! Would the strap method work on a chrysler town and country as well? Been looking for videos on reconnecting the front parking brake cable to the equalizer
nvmyford I have never tried it that way on a van, but I would say yes, if there is a place to hook onto the frame and equalizer. I would love to know how it goes if you try it. ~Mr. C.
@@NaturesCadenceFarm thanks I'll have to double check the frame and see if i can find a decent anchor point to pull the equalizer forward.
Thank you for the information..very good explanation...youre a good man.
Robert Boyle you are welcome, glad I could help. Thanks for watching! ~Mr C.
I've called all the major companies in town to find a parking brake lever. They can't get them and I've tried several junkyards. Even LMC truck has none. Do you know of a pair I could purchase?
Gregory Orear I did a little digging myself and ran into the same issues you have finding a parking brake assembly. If I run across a possible lead I will let you know. Thanks for asking and watching! ~Mr. C.
Que me dirías que está mal cuando conecto los dos cables traseros al cable intermedio y piso el pedal el cable intermedio se sale en la unión al cable del pedal
Morris Muller Diría que el acoplamiento que conecta el pedal y el cable intermedio (10:02 en el video) es demasiado grande y permite que se salga el extremo engarzado del cable del freno de mano. Prueba a cerrar un poco el acoplamiento. Espero que esto sea útil. Si necesitas más ayuda no dudes en preguntar. Apologize for any mistakes in punctuation, I used a translator. ~Mr. C.
Thanks so much the cable it’s was too longer
Thank you for doing that. Nice job.
Thanks Sir for you experience 👍🏼👍🏼
Germx Antrax you are quite welcome. ~Mr. C.
Thanks this helped alot. 😊
Steve Edward glad you found the information useful. Thanks for watching and commenting! ~Mr. C.
Excelente trabajo!! Felicidades amigo!
Mayel Álvarez thank you and thanks for watching! ~Mr. C.
Thanks for posting.
John Tempest hope it was helpful for you. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Happy Wednesday!
Nature's Cadence Farm
It is very helpful. I consider myself a decent mechanic but had no idea how to tackle this.
I've a straight drive and I have been carrying a block of wood for a year now. Lol
John Tempest ha ha! We still always carry a block of wood just in case too!!
yes that helped me out tramendusly my f150 i have to replace every thing all that lines and e pedal part as well
I think my pedal is bad too but it worked when my cable wasn't broke I'm truly confused 🤨
what style truck do you have? extended cab short bed?
Ryan McNeil I have a crew cab short bed 5 speed 7.3L.
Here is a video with her in it at the beginning: ruclips.net/video/8tU79PTKXyI/видео.html
~Mr. C.
Thanks .....got to do this tomorrow.....
Canada Canada good luck, it shouldn't be too bad. ~Mr. C.
Me sirvió mucho..arreglaré el mio. Gracias
@Ruben De Jesus de nada. ~Mr. C.
I got the part #. But where did you buy it? We have a Napa, and the other commercial ones.
John Tempest I purchased mine at my local Advance Auto Parts. I looked at RockAuto.com and found one there using their easy to use online parts catalogue. It is labeled as the front cable. Good luck! ~Mr. C.
Was it hard when cranking on the strap. I tried but it got pretty hard i was afraid it would bust
Adrian Aguilar YES! I have worked on a couple of these body styles. One came from Michigan and it was a bear. I soaked the threads with PB Blaster for a few days before I worked on it. As I was removing the nuts I would back them out and then run them back in to help lower the amount of crud getting into the threads. While I was doing this I would flush the threads with PB Blaster as I progressed. ~Mr. C.
Excellent video
Rag Tie thanks for watching, it still works great. I had fuel tank problems on this truck so keep an eye out for new videos. ~Mr. C.
Thanks muchas gracias muy bien la explicación saludos amigo
That was a good video. Now let’s see if AZ can sell me the right parts 🙄
@joshuacrai thank you so much. I am glad you found it helpful. Good luck at AZ or any of the parts stores. It hit or miss sometimes. Thanks for watching. Happy wrenching! ~Mr. C.
if you release the parking brake it will give you enough slack to hook cable up to equaliser plate.
jaymanxxxx thanks, I will try that next time. ~Mr. C.
Not mine apparently
I change my intermediate cable but when I push the brake the cable is out
Morris Muller I would say the coupling that connects the pedal and intermediate cable (10:02 in the video) is too big allowing the crimped end of the parking brake cable to slip out. Try closing the coupling a little. I hope this is helpful. If you need more help don't hesitate to ask. ~Mr. C.
did you really get that grommet in place? be honest.
maggot drum mostly... :) ~Mr. C.
@@NaturesCadenceFarm :) thanks. this video helped
Thanks... Good video
Muy bueno! Gracias
Bonjour j'ai bouzoin de la référence pour pompe enberyaje fourd f250 année svp
Krimou Elhadj I apologize, I do not understand what you are asking. Please clarify. Thanks for watching. ~Mr. C.
Great video.
Karl Wendt thanks for watching and letting us know! ~Mr. C.
Next time show how you removed the brake pedal. The screws removed, the way you detached the hood cable from the handle. You started the video with the expectation that the old brake cable was already removed.
Thank you for the excellent input and for watching, we really appreciate it. ~Mr. C.
You need to load the controller with a pin b4 installing it.
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@Steven Leininger thanks for the tip. I really appreciate the community helping me and everyone else out. Keep up the good work. ~Mr. C.
@@chilipepperpepper6488 when I worked for Ford the controller came with a big pin in it so there would be enough slack in the cables to connect then pull it out and it would be ready. I just tried to load mine after cable broke and couldn't. I just used the tie strap method
@Steven Leininger thanks for the information. Very helpful. ~Mr. C.
Is this an episode of walking dead... Shane?
To be completely honest we did not understand the comment at first... Then i did a google search of walking dead Shane... NOW I get it! :) Thank you. ~Mr. C.
@@NaturesCadenceFarm it's a good show!
Folks beware of the Wear Ever crap from Advanced Auto Parts. In the rust belt states that shit does not hold up period. It corrodes really bad after a winter and it does not have to be a hard winter either the stuff is literally junk. Beware of the Dorman knock off clones as well especially the stuff that comes with those cute little tags that says Genuine Dorman part on it... Usually it is a much thinner much crappier Chinese clone copy...
@TheKing Silverado thanks for the heads up. ~Mr. C.
Difficult to listen to this dialogue, write it down and read it and leave out all unnecessary words.
We appreciate the constructive criticism. ~Mr. C.
show how its removed...useless
@CptPoopTrain maybe next time it breaks I will show how to remove it. ~Mr. C.