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WarpathEngineering · 09-12-2016, 08:44 AM

So I dug into my rear brakes over the weekend on my K20. It seems one of the previous owners decided to change out just the right rear brakes and not the left. Lefts were down to metal, rights were full off grease. They greased the bearings, packed the hub and used a grease seal which didn't hold up once the oil got to it. Anyway the e brake cables were mounted differently on both sides. On the right, the cable mounting flange was split around the backing plate with the inner flange on the inside and the outer flange on the outside. On the left both mounting flanges were mounted on the outside of the backing plate. What is the right way?

The other issue is these cables once mounted are harder than hell to operate almost like they're in a bind somehow. The old rusted up ones still move easy but these need brute strength to move even when not hooked up to the pivot arm. I'm worried that my e brake is going to hang up the first time I use it. Any help would be great thanks.

WarpathEngineering · 09-16-2016, 07:34 AM

Anyone??????

GM72K10 · 09-17-2016, 06:48 PM

Probably best to start over from scratch and with a diagram of what's 'supposed" to be there.

09-12-2016, 08:44 AM	#1
WarpathEngineering Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Erlanger, KY Posts: 99	E Brake Cable help So I dug into my rear brakes over the weekend on my K20. It seems one of the previous owners decided to change out just the right rear brakes and not the left. Lefts were down to metal, rights were full off grease. They greased the bearings, packed the hub and used a grease seal which didn't hold up once the oil got to it. Anyway the e brake cables were mounted differently on both sides. On the right, the cable mounting flange was split around the backing plate with the inner flange on the inside and the outer flange on the outside. On the left both mounting flanges were mounted on the outside of the backing plate. What is the right way? The other issue is these cables once mounted are harder than hell to operate almost like they're in a bind somehow. The old rusted up ones still move easy but these need brute strength to move even when not hooked up to the pivot arm. I'm worried that my e brake is going to hang up the first time I use it. Any help would be great thanks. __________________ 1980 GMC Sierra Grande C15 1987-1992 1988 Chevy Silverado K1500 1992-1996 1978 Chevy K5 Blazer 1998-2002 1998 GMC Sierra SL K2500 2002-2010 2007 GMC Sierra Classic 2500HD LBZ 2010-Present 1978 Chevy Silverado K20 2016-Present

09-16-2016, 07:34 AM	#2
WarpathEngineering Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Erlanger, KY Posts: 99	Re: E Brake Cable help Anyone?????? __________________ 1980 GMC Sierra Grande C15 1987-1992 1988 Chevy Silverado K1500 1992-1996 1978 Chevy K5 Blazer 1998-2002 1998 GMC Sierra SL K2500 2002-2010 2007 GMC Sierra Classic 2500HD LBZ 2010-Present 1978 Chevy Silverado K20 2016-Present

09-17-2016, 06:48 PM	#3
GM72K10 Next! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Eastern Pa. Posts: 2,483	Re: E Brake Cable help Probably best to start over from scratch and with a diagram of what's 'supposed" to be there. __________________ 86 K30 CUCV M1028A1 86 K30 CUCV M1028a2 dually 86 K30 C&C 6.2 4:56s, 4M, 11,000 gvw, ex fire truck, now lowboy dump More square bodies and CUCVs than I care to admit to 2020 Silverado K3500HD Work truck

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