Pokey Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Ok, so I go to do some last minute christmas shopping for my wife and my truck wants to take a break from driving around town. I have an 02 Silverado w/ a 5-speed, I always set the e-brake when I park, and put it in gear for extra measure. So I was airing up my tires at the gas station tonight about 6:30, and it's in the upper 30s-low 40s. I had my 5 month old daughter in the truck with me to boot. I go to leave and release the e-brake and the damn cable snaps. The e-brake was only half released, so I was goin nowhere fast. After 20 mins of searching where it coulda snapped at I called up basshead and asked him about it to see if he knew anything about where the most common place for it to snap was. He tells me to check behind the release handle, he had a similar prob with a truck he once had. Sure enough it snapped back there, but it was right next to my power wire, odd to me. Doesn't look like the cable was rubbing on the wire, but nonetheless, still odd for it to snap right there where they nearly touch. The whole time the truck was off cause I was on a hill and it would roll back, so my daughter is gettin cold and screaming at me. So now I can't set my e-brake and I have to get it replaced. Anyone know how much they cost and how hard it is to do yourself??? I'm more of an engine guy, not a brake guy, so I have no idea how to fix this. Money is tight as is, so I don't wanna go to a shop and have to dump my pockets out for them to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
focalrock4life Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 my e brake cable snapped on my s10 and i just reached back there with a pair of pliers and pulled the wire and it disengaed it completly..never had a problem since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 my buddy said itll prolly run u around 15, but he thinks you have to take ur pedal off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted December 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Alright, thanks guys. Since it snapped behind the pedal, I don't think I'll have to take the pedal off itself. I was looking at it earlier, and I may just be able to crimp another piece of wire to it and make it work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 get some aircraft cable. that shit wont snap. well.....not easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted December 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Sheeeeeet.....I can't get no aircraft cable up here. At least not that I know of anyway. I'm gonna try to get it fixed this week. I'll let ya'll know how much and what all was involved in fixing it in case anyone else ever has the same problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolwazabi Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 that sucks man... couldn't you just like wield the 2 cables back together ? or just get some scrap and like tie them or something ? my car has a problem too.. :bye2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scratchy Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 my ebrake also broke on me, but the little clip that holds the lever up snapped clean off, they had to replace the whole unit :ranting2: Quote then im rambo bitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted December 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Ain't no way I could weld that thin of a cable....think of the inside of a pen, the part that holds the ink.....it's that thin. And it's really small pieces wound together. I may be able to get some scrap wire fix it. But I'm sure I could get the replacement piece from a store for pretty cheap. It's only about a foot and a half long, if that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 i got some aircraft cable at my house. i got it from work (ace). they should have it up there too. if not, try and find out the approximate size of it, and ill see what i can do. gonna be a p.i.t.a. to crimp it down though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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