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Parking cable made of unobtainium.

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Old Nov 25, 2019 | 10:40 PM
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Default Parking cable made of unobtainium.

Parking brake cable is hard to find.
 
Old Nov 28, 2019 | 02:23 PM
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If all else fails,
can you remove the defective cable and check if a local fabrication shop can make one up for you? You will need entire length and all ends.
You would be surprised at what some shops can do these days. Pays to check around.
Did you consider checking your cable against what might be available and see if a correction can be made to make new cable work?
 

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Old Nov 30, 2019 | 10:43 AM
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i found out it wasn't the cable it was the linkage inside the drivers side rear it was all rusty so i took it apart and freed it up and put the parking brake on 10 clicks and adjusted until the rear wheel wouldn't move then released it and everything works smooth now.
 

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Old Nov 30, 2019 | 01:44 PM
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Nice job ! Thanks for the update .
 
Old Dec 1, 2019 | 09:44 AM
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so far it has been cheap to fix. just an electrical book on the internet and a wire for the horn and airbag at pull and save.
 
Old Dec 29, 2019 | 11:47 AM
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now to clean the carpet.it is full of dog hair and stains from soda pop( i think, or hope).
 
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