Brakes How do I get the e brake cable onto the disc brake caliper??

[AnthonyA1234]

1992 GT with 1995 cobra brake swap front and rear. Trying to reinstall my calipers and the e brake cables being a pain. The passenger side was super easy, had plenty of slack to slide the cable over the hook. The driver side on the other hand I can’t even get the cable to pull out more than an inch with vise grips. See pic below that’s pretty much all I can get. Is there a trick to this or is something wrong with my drivers side e brake cable?

 

[Noobz347]

Is the cable already attached at the other end?

 

[AnthonyA1234]

Is the cable already attached at the other end?

Yea everything is all attached besides where I disconnected it at the caliper. I took the brakes off to get powder coated and now am reinstalling them

 

[Noobz347]

I would suggest (even though you're not going to like it), disconnecting the cable at the other end to get the play you need.

 

[AnthonyA1234]

I would suggest (even though you're not going to like it), disconnecting the cable at the other end to get the play you need.

But then won’t it be tight when I go to reattach that end?

I guess I could just loosen up the adjuster bracket so that I get more play, but then I’ll have to redial that in again

I’d also like to know though if it being that tight is normal, or it something is wrong with my drivers side cable. The passenger side had plenty of slack. They were both changed by a shop a couple years ago. Come to think of it when I was dialing in the adjuster nut a few months ago to make it a little tighter, I did notice the driver side would start braking before the passenger side

 

[gkomo]

Can you confirm the drivers side cable routing is correct?

 

[Noobz347]

I guess I could just loosen up the adjuster bracket so that I get more play, but then I’ll have to redial that in again

Yeah... Start there.

But then won’t it be tight when I go to reattach that end?

Yes, but I [think] that end is a straight shot.

 

[AeroCoupe]

At least to see if the cable moves back and forth in the sheath freely.

Have you modified the brake handle for the disc brakes?

 

[AnthonyA1234]

At least to see if the cable moves back and forth in the sheath freely.

Have you modified the brake handle for the disc brakes?

The car had the disc brake swap when I bought it, I’ve never checked if someone did that mod to the handle but it does all work the way it should so I assume yes.

Ok I’m going to skip the e brake for now then and continue on with the rest of the brake job I’m doing and then once that’s all done and I can drive the car again I’ll drive it up on my 4 post lift and unhook the cable from the bracket side and mess with the tensioner and see if I can get everything to work out.