Ford Parking Brake Cable Tool

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Ford parking brake cable tool.

1 year warranty 22. Showing 1 15 of 16 results. The purpose of the parking brake cable is to join the link between the parking brake control and the parking brake mechanical brake assemblies. Use on drum in hat parking brake mechanism that is mounted inside the disc brake assembly.

The parking brake on a ford explorer is cable actuated and requires no hydraulics. This allows the vehicle to be stopped if the normal brakes fail. Needed to remove the parking brake cable on my 1980 camaro with posi. Also known as an emergency brake this system functions mechanically and is separate from the regular hydraulic brakes.

Except push to release parking brake pedal. Save your money and use this trick. This tool is supposed to allow you to compress the spring to remove the parking brake lever. Well there was no way to get this to work with 1 person.

Parking brakes usually fail because the parking brake cable has rusted stretched or snapped. Ford focus parking brake cable. When the emergency brake is engaged the cables tighten and. Wheels tires home.

Adjusting the parking brake cable involves removing the slack in the cable. This tool served no purpose getting a parking brake cable union separated from the cable. The parking brake cable connects the mechanical hand lever or foot operated brake to the rear brakes. Angled tip with cutout for extra clearance works on f 150 pickups.

Ended up holding one end of the union with vise grips and using an air hammer on the cable end pushing toward the vise grips. Tool adjusts star wheel through access slot in backing plate. A simple pulley system engages when the parking brake is depressed causing a tight even clamp on the rotor to stop the car from moving. Pick up in store loan a tool in store services repair help mobile app.

Working on a 2006 ford superduty parking brake cable. Squared tip works on f 250 and f 350. The parking brake cable assembly can be made up of a few different parts that run through or beneath the vehicle.