Ford Parking Brake Cable Tool

Adjusting the parking brake cable involves removing the slack in the cable.

Ford parking brake cable tool. The parking brake cable assembly can be made up of a few different parts that run through or beneath the vehicle. Showing 1 15 of 16 results. The purpose of the parking brake cable is to join the link between the parking brake control and the parking brake mechanical brake assemblies. This allows the vehicle to be stopped if the normal brakes fail.

A simple pulley system engages when the parking brake is depressed causing a tight even clamp on the rotor to stop the car from moving. Wheels tires home. When the emergency brake is engaged the cables tighten and. Squared tip works on f 250 and f 350.

Use on drum in hat parking brake mechanism that is mounted inside the disc brake assembly. Needed to remove the parking brake cable on my 1980 camaro with posi. Shop ford focus parking brake cable. Brakeware brake cable c11660.

Also known as an emergency brake this system functions mechanically and is separate from the regular hydraulic brakes. It could not be inserted into the front of the spring. Ford focus parking brake cable. The parking brake cable connects the mechanical hand lever or foot operated brake to the rear brakes.

Angled tip with cutout for extra clearance works on f 150 pickups. Working on a 2006 ford superduty parking brake cable. Free in store or curbside pick up. Tool adjusts star wheel through access slot in backing plate.

This tool is supposed to allow you to compress the spring to remove the parking brake lever. Except push to release parking brake pedal. Well there was no way to get this to work with 1 person. The parking brake on a ford explorer is cable actuated and requires no hydraulics.

Parking brakes usually fail because the parking brake cable has rusted stretched or snapped. Ended up holding one end of the union with vise grips and using an air hammer on the cable end pushing toward the vise grips. Save your money and use this trick.