adjust the rear brakes yourself, manually. easy as pie..
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From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: DML: General question: parking brakes
> Andy Levy <andylevy@yahoo.com> wrote:
> : The parking brake doesn't adjust the rear drums. They are adjusted by
> : braking in reverse (usually from about 10 MPH and braking hard).
>
> : I park this same way. Sometimes, maybe once every 10 days, the parking
> : brake won't release when I pull the handle. Cable getting stretched?
> : What's a new cable cost, so the price doesn't shock me when I really
need
> : it?
>
>
> I'm not sure what a new cable would cost from the dealer, but
> depending on what you needed to replace, you could probably just
> replace it with a steel cable from a hardware or farm/fleet store.
> Should be pretty cheap, maybe a buck per foot, depending on the size?
>
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