Fixed e break.. Now brakes are locked up..

[billison]

alright, did the otherside, this one was much faster, getting both new cables in the equalizer was a pain. the trick ended up being to rig the handle so it had a bunch of slack. and using 2 pairs of vise grips to get all the slack in the rear cables, once it was all there everything seems great! It stops super good, i can get all 4 wheels to lock up when i slam on it, it has no drag. The parking brake works and keeps it from moving. It won't lock up the rear tires while driving though.

So I spent 6$ on the equalizer cable 13.50$ x2 for 2 new cables, 20$ on new shoes, 5$ on hardware, and about 13$ on a spoon and spring tool, well worth it to have all new stuff in the rear, and a working parking brake!


thanks a ton guys!!!!

 

[mikestang63]

Great! Glad you got everything together and it's working. Now go bleed the system and put fresh fluid in it. Odds are the fluid hasn't been changed in years and is full of crud and moisture. Start from the farthest drum from the master, then the other drum. Then do the fronts. Spray down all the bleeder screws with PB blaster as they snap easy if rusted. You can make a home made bleeder with about 3 ft of clear tubing and a 1 liter coke bottle.

http://www.corral.net/tech/maintenance/brakebleed.html

The one thing I disagree with is do not pump the brake with the MC cap off or you will spray brake fluid everywhere. Put the cap on first.

 

[billison]

Good call, I did'nt even think of that. I'll put it on my to do list. I'm just glad to have this done, this was probably the biggest thing on my list for now..