E_Brake Cable

Need to replace the front section of my ebrake cable on my 88 truck. Any
thing I should know ahead of time. Is this just a dealer item? Can't seem
to find one anywhere except dealer for $70.

Let me know if you know of any secrets for removing the cable under the dash
and to the wing connector.

Thanks,
Ray

Best bet is to go to the dealer and buy the part there, have someone
else do the installation. I've had mine replaced twice on my 95 4x4.
The dealer wanted to charge me $350.00 for the job until they realized
they had replaced the last one 3 years prior and charged $175.00. So
they dropped the expense to $195.00. They said it's a *itch* to replace
because of the cabling system. They would have charged me $350 if they
could have.

I only had the cable replaced, everything else was fine. Midas checked
it out first but didn't have the part and recommended going to the
dealer. They would have charged about $150.00, part included, if they
had the right cable.

Jeanne

"JeanneMarie" <jeannedecarolis@netzero.com> wrote in message
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>
> I've had mine replaced twice on my 95 4x4.
> The dealer wanted to charge me $350.00 for the job until they realized
> they had replaced the last one 3 years prior[/color]


Hello Jeanne,

I'd be asking myself, "Why have I had to replace my e-brake cable twice in
three years?" Did you hang it up on some rocks while off-roading? If not,
then you might want to investigate the cause of the failures.

Regards,
Michael

I did wonder about that and asked the dealer. They said only 1 year
warranty on it and they didn't know why it broke again. I don't do any
off road driving with my vehicle. It could be that my driveway is on a
angle and it puts added pressure on the brake.

My head gasket went at 80K, which I hear is not normal either.

Jeanne

So no one out there has any ideas as to what's involved? I guess I'll just
go at it this wknd. Probably take an hour or so I imagine. No way will a
dealer get $350 of my money for a cable install.
Thanks

"Ray" <rdunn@mrsd.org> wrote in message
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> Need to replace the front section of my ebrake cable on my 88 truck. Any
> thing I should know ahead of time. Is this just a dealer item? Can't
> seem to find one anywhere except dealer for $70.
>
> Let me know if you know of any secrets for removing the cable under the
> dash and to the wing connector.
>
> Thanks,
> Ray
>[/color]

On 2005-05-03, Ray <rdunn@mrsd.org> wrote:[color=blue]
> So no one out there has any ideas as to what's involved? I guess I'll just
> go at it this wknd. Probably take an hour or so I imagine. No way will a
> dealer get $350 of my money for a cable install.
> Thanks[/color]

It's a 10 minute job. The trick is that there is a release by the brake
pedal (under dash) that loosens the cable the 1/4" that you'll be lacking.
The only place I could find the cable was also at the stealer for $70.
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>
> "Ray" <rdunn@mrsd.org> wrote in message
> news:117chic3allatb0@corp.supernews.com...[color=green]
>> Need to replace the front section of my ebrake cable on my 88 truck. Any
>> thing I should know ahead of time. Is this just a dealer item? Can't
>> seem to find one anywhere except dealer for $70.
>>
>> Let me know if you know of any secrets for removing the cable under the
>> dash and to the wing connector.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ray
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

Thanks Chuck! I'll look for that cable release. You mean the actual foot
pedal brake right? Not the e-brake handle?
Thanks again,
Ray

"Chuck" <chuck@westmichigan.net> wrote in message
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> On 2005-05-03, Ray <rdunn@mrsd.org> wrote:[color=green]
>> So no one out there has any ideas as to what's involved? I guess I'll
>> just
>> go at it this wknd. Probably take an hour or so I imagine. No way will
>> a
>> dealer get $350 of my money for a cable install.
>> Thanks[/color]
>
> It's a 10 minute job. The trick is that there is a release by the brake
> pedal (under dash) that loosens the cable the 1/4" that you'll be lacking.
> The only place I could find the cable was also at the stealer for $70.
>[color=green]
>>
>> "Ray" <rdunn@mrsd.org> wrote in message
>> news:117chic3allatb0@corp.supernews.com...[color=darkred]
>>> Need to replace the front section of my ebrake cable on my 88 truck.
>>> Any
>>> thing I should know ahead of time. Is this just a dealer item? Can't
>>> seem to find one anywhere except dealer for $70.
>>>
>>> Let me know if you know of any secrets for removing the cable under the
>>> dash and to the wing connector.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ray
>>>[/color]
>>
>>[/color][/color]

On 2005-05-04, Ray <rdunn@mrsd.org> wrote:[color=blue]
> Thanks Chuck! I'll look for that cable release. You mean the actual foot
> pedal brake right? Not the e-brake handle?
> Thanks again,
> Ray
>[/color]

It's at the end of the e-brake handle near the brake pedal if I recall
correctly.
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> "Chuck" <chuck@westmichigan.net> wrote in message
> news:slrnd7h7bs.ouf.chuck@wbar100.chi14.30.180.171chi1.dsl-verizon.net...[color=green]
>> On 2005-05-03, Ray <rdunn@mrsd.org> wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> So no one out there has any ideas as to what's involved? I guess I'll
>>> just
>>> go at it this wknd. Probably take an hour or so I imagine. No way will
>>> a
>>> dealer get $350 of my money for a cable install.
>>> Thanks[/color]
>>
>> It's a 10 minute job. The trick is that there is a release by the brake
>> pedal (under dash) that loosens the cable the 1/4" that you'll be lacking.
>> The only place I could find the cable was also at the stealer for $70.
>>[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> "Ray" <rdunn@mrsd.org> wrote in message
>>> news:117chic3allatb0@corp.supernews.com...
>>>> Need to replace the front section of my ebrake cable on my 88 truck.
>>>> Any
>>>> thing I should know ahead of time. Is this just a dealer item? Can't
>>>> seem to find one anywhere except dealer for $70.
>>>>
>>>> Let me know if you know of any secrets for removing the cable under the
>>>> dash and to the wing connector.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Ray
>>>>
>>>
>>>[/color][/color]
>
>[/color]

The release is on the parking brake itself. It lets the handle go in
another half inch so you can get the end of the cable out of the
puller. You probably will need to pull the carpet up so you can see
where it goes thru the floorboard. You might want to pull the new
cable over the tranny with the old cable, so be cool till you estimate
the job. It might help to take the parking brake loose from the dash,
but there probably is a nut on the engine side that is a little hard to
reach. Good luck. Ed