Broken E Brake Cable

Zaairman · Sep 7, 2011

Anybody ever broken their e-brake cable? Mine went POP yesterday. Seems to have broken right behind the pedal. Haven't had a chance to rip into it yet, and my allergies have been kicking my ass, so I'm in no mood to go outside. :doh:

Bushwakd · Sep 7, 2011

I am on my third cable on my early 99 work truck and third cable on a 99.5 work truck and 2 cables on a 2000 work truck.

Zaairman · Sep 7, 2011

They hard to do? How expensive are they? Dealer only item?

Bushwakd · Sep 7, 2011

I have never done one. On my 99.5 I have the new cable and I will be attempting this one but have not gotten to it. I get my cables from the dealer. I think the trick will be if the pedal is pushed down or up position.

JLDickmon · Sep 7, 2011

The trick is resetting the ratchet part of the mechanism to "relaxed" or "unloaded"

Be prepared to be there a while, and be prepared to cuss, swear and bleed.

Bushwakd · Sep 7, 2011

Do you have any step by step instructions to get us through this install?

Zaairman · Sep 7, 2011

JLDickmon said:
The trick is resetting the ratchet part of the mechanism to "relaxed" or "unloaded"

Be prepared to be there a while, and be prepared to cuss, swear and bleed.

Mine came up just fine when I pulled it up and pulled on the lever... or are you talking about while replacing it?