dmac0923
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- 2002 ranger xlt
2002 ford ranger. i replaced both left and right rear parking brake cables. i currently have the rear drums dissassembled thinking it would help. then i removed the cable from the backing plate all together.
before i removed the originals, i put a drill bit in the parking brake pedal mechanism to keep it from sucking up the slack.
no matter what or which way i try to pull the cables, i come up about a 1/2" short of reaching the coupler on the intermediate cable.
it appears, i need to overcome the spring force from the coil spring on the brake shoe end of the cable
any ideas?
(yes the cables are the same length as the cables as that came off)
before i removed the originals, i put a drill bit in the parking brake pedal mechanism to keep it from sucking up the slack.
no matter what or which way i try to pull the cables, i come up about a 1/2" short of reaching the coupler on the intermediate cable.
it appears, i need to overcome the spring force from the coil spring on the brake shoe end of the cable
any ideas?
(yes the cables are the same length as the cables as that came off)