Parking Brake Cable Attachment (1 Viewer)

[bertsulli]

I'm fixing up my parking brake assembly as it had been leaking oil all over the place. Finally putting it back together and I can't wrestle the compression cable back into it's seat. Is there a trick to this? Are newer cables easier to compress? Should I remove the cable completely and do on the workbench?

Any tips would be much appreciated. This thing is a bear.

 

[reddingcruiser]

Disconnect the cable from the pull handle in the cab, or back off the adjusting nuts at the top end.

 

[bertsulli]

Following back up on this thread in the hopes that it helps someone out in the future. Went to go try out Redding's suggestion and quickly realized I had the parking brake handle pulled. Doh! I'm an idiot. I released that and suddenly had a lot less tension on the spring making it easier to work with. Problem solved.

Carry on.

 

[reddingcruiser]

Most folks don't realize there is some adjustment possible at the top end of the parking brake cable. Glad you figured it out.