Emergency/parking brake...broke

[Blackwater]

I started getting a nasty noise that I thought was the rear gears, bearings even thought it was the front end, i couldn't tell. Crack, Pop, nails on a chalk board for a few seconds after hitting a bump. Sounded like the rear or “something” was going to rip off. I had brakes that needed to go on the rear that I dint get to yet so I figured to go ahead and do them and hunt down what was broke.









The e-brake cable had been broke off on the drivers side. I dont know how long ago it was but there was a lot of rust on the area so I think its been a long time.Is it possible to just take off the rear e-brake on both sides with out it screwing something up? I want to take the assemblies off period.

 

[chrmar]

I would say that in most jurisdictions, especially those that require an annual/semi-annual safety inspection, parking brakes are required equipment on all vehicles.

It is possible, of course, to replace all of the components for the parking brake, but if its that rusted out you may need a new backing plate for the drum portion...

 

[seeker]

What year is your truck? Mileage?

 

[driverjohn2005]

Holy smokes! I've never seen a vehicle do that! Must be from those horrible winter roads you guys have back east...

 

[04DrBlur]

Mine looked exactly the same as yours!! A new drivers side cable from the parts store was $23. Put some new shoes on and its back good as new really easy fix.

 

[dgray69]

at least you were able to get them off, my other expy did same thing, i went to pull the rotors, yeah right, even spraying them useing gear pullers and hammer could not get them off, put the torch to them got them to move, it took 2 hrs to get one rotor off with out damaging it, on this expy they did the same thing, i got a biggggggg hammer and wham they came off, in pieces, every thing new on this one. ohhh and black water good time to change out them rusted shocks to with a nice set of rancho rs 9000, or on a budget rs 5000s,