E-Brake intermediate cable, help?

[Schralper]

Ok so I have not had ANY luck finding the right length cable for my ride,
68 Longbed, SBC/TH400/12b.
The cable that was on was fraying, right where it goes through guide on tailshaft housing. It's 119".
Neither BBC/TH400 or SBC/TH350 cables fit.
BTW- Also need the cable guide on RH side, for solid rod. PM me if ya got one.
Took the truck for a spin w/o cable & forgot about it and it disappeared
Thanks

[rsavage]

You could check with inlinetube. They make them up.

[68K30]

NAPA also lists them by length in their brake catalog, run a piece of heavy cord around all the anchors and mark the ends and measure.

[Schralper]

Yeah, looks like Inline might be my best bet. LMC wasn't.
Nuthin against NAPA but my local one has pissed me off to many times.

Anybody got a line on the equalizer that fits on solid rod??

[vectorit]

I got all those pig tails, and the equalizer rod from LMC. They have it as a kit.

The cable shouldn't be a big deal, just search on your wheel base.
You could have some differing year parts in the mix that could be throwing everything off?
Or, if you are missing a pig tail it will seem as though your cable is too long.

[Schralper]

yeah vectorit
I saw LMC has got the whole kit but I only need the RH side equalizer.
Was kinda hoping someone here had one cheap.
LMC doesn't have the cable nor any places I checked. I gotta call to double check there lengths w/ Inline tube.
Cuz the ones I've gotten have been to short.
It was all there hangers & all & working, til I thought I got the right cable & it wasn't.
I'm not gonna put the frayed one back in.

[es67chevy]

You ever find the right length? I'm running into the same thing with my 67. Thought I bought the right one from Classic Parts, but its too short.

[chewychevy67]

I ordered a few for my 67 swb from all my parts books and none were correct or even close for that matter. finally phoned inline tube and had one made from my own measurements and now my e-brake works correctly. very inexpensive compared to all the other crap i bought before calling inline.

[es67chevy]

Cool! I just ordered the one they say is for a 67 from them so hope it is right for my truck. If its not, maybe I can get them to exchange it.

[es67chevy]

Well, got one from inline tube. Does anyone have a pic of what it should look like installed? Ours never had a good one so I'm not sure if mine is still too short or if this looks normal. Here is a pic of it from engine compartment. I need to get underneath and take some shots too, but hoping I can get some pics of successful installations.

[steelscout]

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[vectorit]

Originally Posted by es67chevy

Well, got one from inline tube. Does anyone have a pic of what it should look like installed? Ours never had a good one so I'm not sure if mine is still too short or if this looks normal. Here is a pic of it from engine compartment. I need to get underneath and take some shots too, but hoping I can get some pics of successful installations.

Scroll up, and study the diagram.

From your photo it looks like the cable is missing the frame connectors that are under the driver/passenger seat, these are just heavy steel wire hooks that add tension and straighten the cable along the frame towards the rear of the truck.

[Jacfourteen]

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[67chevy1series]

i made a thread with pics......

[es67chevy]

Originally Posted by 67chevy1series

i made a thread with pics......

Is it in your build thread? If so, what page? Thanks.

[es67chevy]

Originally Posted by vectorit

Scroll up, and study the diagram.

From your photo it looks like the cable is missing the frame connectors that are under the driver/passenger seat, these are just heavy steel wire hooks that add tension and straighten the cable along the frame towards the rear of the truck.

Yeah, looked at the diagram. Thanks for providing it. I have the frame connectors. The line just seems too tight to connect them. I'll try tonight and take some pics of my results. Also seems I need to get some grommets for the places where the line passes through the crossmember.

[67chevy1series]

heres a link

[es67chevy]

OK, here's the problem I ran into. As you will see in the photos, I can only get one side hooked with the...well, I'm not sure what they are called, but I think the pics are self explanatory. Oh, and to have it all hooked up like I do, the emergency brake is currently engaged. Both back wheels are not turnable. Argh! It seems I need about 3-4" more length in the intermediate cable to give me enough room to use the other hook and to disengage the brakes.

Passenger side hooked but driver's side unable to reach:


Driver's side unhooked:


This shows the distance I still need to connect the driver's side:

[67chevy1series]

un engage it and loosen it then put it together and tighten it up

[vectorit]

Cable looks too short to me.

Did you have your old one to compare length to the new one?

LWB or SWB?

[es67chevy]

Originally Posted by 67chevy1series

un engage it and loosen it then put it together and tighten it up

Technically, it is unengaged, meaning the e-brake handle is not pulled. To unengage it now, I have to unhook the intermediate cable from the little arm that hooks into the frame on the passenger side. I have the adjustment all the way out on the cable portion that is adjustable.

[es67chevy]

Originally Posted by vectorit

Cable looks too short to me.

Did you have your old one to compare length to the new one?

LWB or SWB?

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. Don't have the old one. The truck didn't come with one. Guess I know why now.

I just sent an email to Dan over at Inline Tube including these pics. We'll see what he says. The real kicker is I ordered one from them and one from Classic Parts and both were identical length. I assumed I had done something wrong when I ordered from Classic Parts, but evidently not. I can't find anything in my setup that would make it different from any other 67.

[CEE1NG_RED]

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Was the problem solved? If so, LMK what part and resource you got it from. I will be doing this next!!

[es67chevy]

I had a custom one made by Inline Tube. Just used the one they gave me and told them how many more inches I needed. i think I added about 5". If you have your old cable, you can have them make you one to the same length. If not, you may have to order the stock one and then figure out what length you need.

[leddzepp]

I bought ALL of my e-brake cables from Carquest. They had all the parts on the shelf....you just need to find a good counter guy that knows what he is doing (that is the hardest part)