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Title: Parking Brake Cable adjustment on Chevy K10 77 truck
Post by: Fulltimechevy89 on April 06, 2016, 05:44:19 pm

Hey all. I got a new parking brake cable and installed it on my Chevy K10 77 truck. There is just one equalizer adjustment and I am maxed out on it. The cable works, but its still a little loose, is there anywhere else I can adjust it to take up the slack? thank you

Title: Re: Parking Brake Cable adjustment on Chevy K10 77 truck
Post by: VileZambonie on April 06, 2016, 05:52:03 pm

Do not adjust the brake cable until you have adjusted the shoes correctly. If there is too much slack then you have the wrong cable(s) 77 is the older style. i believe they changed the design in 84 and then you have variations from weight class and wheel base.

Title: Re: Parking Brake Cable adjustment on Chevy K10 77 truck
Post by: Fulltimechevy89 on April 06, 2016, 06:05:12 pm

Okay. I have drum brakes on the rear and is there an adjustment in there?
I don't have a tape on me now, but the one that came off was shorter. I got this one locally and they said its the shortest one they have.

Title: Re: Parking Brake Cable adjustment on Chevy K10 77 truck
Post by: VileZambonie on April 06, 2016, 06:33:05 pm

Yes you need to clean, inspect and manually adjust the brake shoes. Install the correct cables and adjust and you will be good to go

Title: Re: Parking Brake Cable adjustment on Chevy K10 77 truck
Post by: Fulltimechevy89 on April 06, 2016, 06:38:51 pm

Okay. Sounds good, I am going to exchange the cable and get them to match the old one. Thank you for the info!