Ford Parking Brake Cable Tool

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Ford parking brake cable tool.

Needed to remove the parking brake cable on my 1980 camaro with posi. Ford focus parking brake cable. The purpose of the parking brake cable is to join the link between the parking brake control and the parking brake mechanical brake assemblies. Save your money and use this trick.

Adjusting the parking brake cable involves removing the slack in the cable. Free in store or curbside pick up. Also known as an emergency brake this system functions mechanically and is separate from the regular hydraulic brakes. The parking brake cable connects the mechanical hand lever or foot operated brake to the rear brakes.

Squared tip works on f 250 and f 350. Showing 1 15 of 16 results. Pick up in store loan a tool in store services repair help mobile app. This tool is supposed to allow you to compress the spring to remove the parking brake lever.

The parking brake on a ford explorer is cable actuated and requires no hydraulics. Tool adjusts star wheel through access slot in backing plate. Except push to release parking brake pedal. It could not be inserted into the front of the spring.

When the emergency brake is engaged the cables tighten and. Shop ford focus parking brake cable. 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. 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.

Parking brakes usually fail because the parking brake cable has rusted stretched or snapped. The parking brake cable assembly can be made up of a few different parts that run through or beneath the vehicle. This tool served no purpose getting a parking brake cable union separated from the cable. Working on a 2006 ford superduty parking brake cable.

Use on drum in hat parking brake mechanism that is mounted inside the disc brake assembly. Well there was no way to get this to work with 1 person. This allows the vehicle to be stopped if the normal brakes fail.