Emergency brake cable

[comanche-man22]

i need a new e-brake cable pretty bad i havn't had one for about two years and it is about time i get one. so if you have any suggestions on where to get one that is decently priced please let me know.

 

Dayne

[mjeff87]

Advance Auto and the like sell them, decently priced too. The forward, in-cab cable is like $15, and the rears are around $7-8 each. The forward cable is differently sized, depending on your wheelbase. The rears are standard size.

 

Jeff

[Duner]

I can't comment on the advance auto parts cable but autozone sells a rather shoddy universal fit for the same price. They have one part number I don't know if it fits the long bed or short bed. It was about an inch too short for my short bed so after some mods of extending the cable it worked. It lasted about 6 months before removing the cable end just as the original. Another replacement cable from the auto store, I'm getting really good at installing these things (also contrary to normal part replacement pull the cable from the casing and grease it really good) they do a rather poor job here. Anyway it lasted about 8 months before the cable end came off again.

 

This time my dad got involved pulled the e-brake assembly out of truck broke out the mig and welded a stainless steel cable end to the cable and solved the problem so far.

 

I hope this helps but the replacement cables are not the same quality as the factory and obviously the factory cables have a problem as well. Up until this comanche my dad had never done anything to an e-brake cable except tighten them and we have some 30 plus year cars / one daily driver that gets it's e-brake used almost every day.

[comancheman]

i got mine from advance auto. 50 bucks for all of them. quality is kinda poor though

[mjeff87]

and we have some 30 plus year cars / one daily driver that gets it's e-brake used almost every day.

 

YMMV, but that's the key right there. Most people (especially those who drive automatics) seldom use them. Ya hafta exercise them or else they seize up. I replaced all three cables on mine with AA parts about 3 years ago and they're still in great shape, but I use my e-brake every day (it helps to have a sloping driveway, too :D)

 

Jeff