SteveMelchiorre Posted January 26, 2009 Report Posted January 26, 2009 I snapped the "ball" off the end of my E-brake cable. I found and purchased a used one thru E-Bay but its too long to fit my 52' B3B. Have a look at the attached pic and any advice on how to shorten or combine these 2 would be helpful. Steve.... Quote
greg g Posted January 26, 2009 Report Posted January 26, 2009 as log as the sheath is mounted solidly on both ends, it extra slack in the middle shouldn't be a problem. With my two carbs, my choke cable is longer than it needs to be by about 3 inches, I just pulled the slack up under the dash, and zip tied it loosly to a brace or something. Works fine. Quote
SteveMelchiorre Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Posted January 26, 2009 Greg, I tried mounting it and the "extra" cable bent sideways out of the shaft the E-Brake handle travels in when I pushed it in! ....and with all that extra cable in there the E-Brake handle is fully extended out in the cab and yet the brake shoes have yet to make contact w/ the drive shaft. Steve.... Quote
Byronb3b Posted January 26, 2009 Report Posted January 26, 2009 I think you could use babbit ( lead-tin blend) and re-pour the ball on the end, maybe use a lead mold for fishing sinkers. Maybe I think too much. Byron Quote
Merle Coggins Posted January 26, 2009 Report Posted January 26, 2009 It's got to be crimped onto the cable pretty tight so it won't pull off when setting the brake. I'm still confussed over your explaination of how the replacement cable fits and works on your brake. You said... the "extra" cable bent sideways out of the shaft the E-Brake handle travels in when I pushed it in! It sounds like the cable isn't moving freely in the sleeve. There should be a return spring on your park brake assembly that helps pull the cable back when you push the handle in. If it wants to kink when pushing it in, it probably needs to be cleaned and lubed. The extra length of the cable shouldn't effect it's operation unless it also has much more usable travel. I cleaned and lubed mine by sliding a short piece of hose over the end of the sleeve at the threaded shaft end. This makes a small reservoir for your cleaning solvent/lubricant. Then I chucked up the threaded shaft into my cordless drill. I then sprayed Brake Clean into the hose and ran the drill, pushing the cable in and out as it spun. Eventually I would spray the Brake Clean in and it would come out clear from the other end. Then I kept the same method with some oil to lubricate it. My cable now moves very freely. If you need your original cable repaired or replaced, look for truck shops in your area that specialize in installing PTO's, snow plows, and such. They may be able to, or know of a place that can, crimp a new end on your cable. Merle Quote
Young Ed Posted January 26, 2009 Report Posted January 26, 2009 That what happens when you have a fancy modern truck with an Ebrake handle like that. Quote
SteveMelchiorre Posted January 27, 2009 Author Report Posted January 27, 2009 Thanks for the advice Merle. I'll try cleaning it up as you suggested to make sure it is not binding but I fear that I have too much cable. Once I have it in again I'll take a few pics.... Steve... Quote
bach4660 Posted January 28, 2009 Report Posted January 28, 2009 mine was seized up, and not thinking like Merle I cut the ball off, and had to use the vise and pliers to get the cable out of the sleeve. Once fully cleaned I drilled out a ball bearing to fit the cable and brazed it on with oxygen/propane. That was two years ago and still holding strong Quote
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