Old School Parking brake fixture for stretched cable

[GB SISSON]

I tried searching for this but Mr. Google doesn't seem to remember the JC Whitney/ Western Auto gadget that clamped onto a stretched cable to 'shorten' it. Probably got outlawed. Seen them on the old wrecks I drag home. Do they still make them?

[51504bat]

GB, I may have one in my stash. I'll check and let you know. If I do its ours for postage.

[GB SISSON]

It's actually for my '92 F350. I have had the rear axle mostly apart with new brakes, seals etc after a roadside disaster with perhaps too many beams on the load. Everything works well now, but no matter what, the parking brake doesn't grab until that far left pedal is about a 1/2" off the floorboards. Thanks! A simple device, just puts a kink in the cable to use up length.....

[corvette8n]

Gary: Rockauto see pic, I think the hook/bolt is in backwards in the picture, I may order one to have on hand.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/parts/do...adjuster,10479
Also carried by advance auto and Oreilly and eBay.
https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c...ter/mtm0/03006

[bobH]

If necessary, 'gang' them. I think my old truck has at least two of them.

[GB SISSON]

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Originally Posted by bobH

If necessary, 'gang' them. I think my old truck has at least two of them.

Sooo Funny!!! and yes the foreign dudes that assembled the thing for the picture got the hook in backwards. Would work fine once reversed, but the ones I've seen have a cast serpentine shape re-routing the cable. I like your's better. OK, to be honest here, my 47 tonner which made a good wood run today had the same problem and in a pinch I cut a couple inches outa the cable and then took a 12" piece of wire rope and cable clamped with 3 clamps each side, a splice that drew the cut ends together. It's a Very good parking brake, but with the '92 running thbe interstate and licensed/insured with my business I thouught it best to do it right. Well , sort of right. Gonna go to Rockauto! I see on Amazon that Dorman has some interesting ways to go about this ...

[Bruce of MN]

Can you link to the Dorman items?

[V8COOPMAN]

Originally Posted by Bruce of MN

Can you link to the Dorman items?

Dorman #03006, available at O'Reiley's, etc! DD


https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c...ter/mtm0/03006

[GB SISSON]

Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN

Dorman #03006, available at O'Reiley's, etc!




https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c...ter/mtm0/03006

So, are we all in agreement that the hook in the photo is installed backwards?

[JSeery]

Yep, the two nuts are used to adjust and tight the J-hook and go either side of solid part at the end where the hook is now. The J-hook needs to be between the studs to pull on the cable.

[Yoyodyne]

Originally Posted by GB SISSON

So, are we all in agreement that the hook in the photo is installed backwards?

Yes, pretty sure that's just so it can't separate in shipping.

Originally Posted by JSeery

Yep, the two nuts are used to adjust and tight the J-hook and go either side of solid part at the end where the hook is now.

Interesting, I've always just seen them double nutted on the outside. I can see your point though.

[big job]

I bought a couple last year from Napa and asked this thing is backward he said yes that's for packaging.