Parking break cable snapped

[Out_Foxed]

While i was parking the other day while i was pushing the parking brake in the was a load snap, i thought nothing of it however the next time i drove it when i went to push the parking break in there was no resistance.

I have checked and the cable snapped just after the petal and was not pulled back in to the body.

After ordering a new cable i am wondering if anyone has any advice about this?

it is a 1988 Comanche base model

[jdog]

Yep, get ready to pull the driver's seat and carpet, other then that soak every thing in pb blast or equivalent

[fiatslug87]

It's been a while, but I remember it being a pain to get the old cable off the actuater. It is held in place with these tabs that I recall using a 13mm (?) socket to compress.

[ghetdjc320]

Yep that’s right. If you fuse block is mounted there you will also need to remove it first. It’s time consuming for sure. 

[fiatslug87]

I didn’t remove the fuse block, but it was tight.

[jdog]

12 hours ago, fiatslug87 said:

It's been a while, but I remember it being a pain to get the old cable off the actuater. It is held in place with these tabs that I recall using a 13mm (?) socket to compress.

I prefer to use a box end wrench, easier to see

[Out_Foxed]

so i can't get the rubber piece out that goes into the cab.

i also am unable to remove the seat do to a bolt that will not budge(rusted and stripped) so feeding the cable will be fun if anyone has any suggestions that would be nice.

 

[mjeff87]

You pretty much have to pull the seat and the carpet/cargo mat.  That cable snakes along  the rocker panel area (take the trim piece off on the sill, then makes a left turn and feeds through a hole at the back of the cab.  You *might* be able to pull a new cable blindly, if you tie a long wire to the bed-end of your old cable and pull it backwards through the cab.  Use the wire to pull the new cable....if you can.  (I used this trick to swap in a new hood release cable on my car...it snaked all through the engine bay and I wasn't about to spend a whole day unbolting everything it ran underneath to route it).