Ford Repair: PARKING BRAKE CABLE, ford f 150, parking brake cable


Question
HI MARK, I HAVE A 2001 FORD F-150 4.2V-6 2DR 4 WHEEL DRIVE 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKE PICKUP THAT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS AND HAS 66K MILES ON IT. I JUST STARTING WORKING ON IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. TODAY I REPLACED THE SHOES AND HARDWARE FOR THE PARKING BRAKE. ALL SPRINGS,SHOES,ADJUSTER,CLEANED EVERYTHING UP GREASED THE ABUNTMENTS WHERE THE SHOES RIDE ON AND THE CALIPER PINS AND SLIDES. ALSO CLEANED UP THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER INSIDE THAT THE CABLES ATTACH TO SO THEY ARE FREE MOVING. PUT ROTORS AND CALIBERS BACK ON AND HAD MY SON STEP ON THE PARKING BRAKE AND NOTICED THE CABLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WASN'T MOVING AT ALL BUT PASSENGER SIDE MOVED FINE. I SPRAYED PB BLASTER DOWN THE CASING OF THE CABLE THAT WASN'T MOVING AND TRIED TO WORK THE CABLE.WHEN MY SON STEPS ON THE PARKING BRAKE THE MAIN CABLE MOVES AND THE PASSENGER WHEEL WORKS BUT DRIVER SIDE DON'T WORK. DO YOU THINK I NEED A NEW CABLE OR IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE WRONG.   THANKS GLENN

Answer
if pb don't free it up replace it they aren't very expensive and you need it to work-if you have a little time you can give the pb a chance to work itself in-you might try to grab the ends of the cable one at a time and try to pull back and forth to work the pb in. good luck