E Brake Cable Melted

[74GMC]

Awhile back I was driving my truck pretty hard and the exhaust heated up allot. I have dual 3" straight pipes coming off headers, flowmater 40 series mufflers. My E brake cable hangs on the exhaust where it  Y's and crosses over to the passenger side frame rail. I replaced the cables recently and don't want that to happen again.

Does anyone have any ideas on what I could do? I was thinking of a exhaust wrap, like the ones you see on dirt bikes. Not sure what to do.

[bd]

Roll a double wall 18-16 ga steel shield with a sheet of fiberglass sandwiched between, and clamp it to the exhaust with about 3/8" inch air gap.  Or, you can buy one pre-fabbed.  Then add a heat reflective tube around the cable (various choices available from Summit Racing, et al).  I had to shield my speedo cable because of exhaust heat.

[VileZambonie]

re-route the cable.

[bake74]

re-route the cable.

     Why take the hard road when the correct road is simpler and you won't add stuff to your truck that is not suppose to be there.

[74GMC]

I would like to re-route it, but the cable is the older style that y's just below the drivers side then crosses over. How could I re-route it.

[VileZambonie]

re-route the cable.

     Why take the hard road when the correct road is simpler and you won't add stuff to your truck that is not suppose to be there.

The correct road is to reroute the cable. From the factory they re-routed the cables depending on driveline configurations and they accomplished this through the use of cable guides that are supposed to be there. It's simple and retains the factory look. Take a look at the attached, the curled end rods are cable guides and you can buy universal ones as well to keep them away from exhaust/driveshaft etc.

[bd]

re-route the cable.

     Why take the hard road when the correct road is simpler and you won't add stuff to your truck that is not suppose to be there.

The correct road is to reroute the cable. From the factory they re-routed the cables depending on driveline configurations and they accomplished this through the use of cable guides that are supposed to be there. It's simple and retains the factory look. Take a look at the attached, the curled end rods are cable guides and you can buy universal ones as well to keep them away from exhaust/driveshaft etc.

Very good advice!  BTW: The problem with exhaust "wraps" is they trap moisture and accelerate rusting; not a good thing with mild steel pipes (wraps can actually void header warranties).  Good luck with your project.

[74GMC]

Thanks for the suggestions. My e brake looks like the C model pic on the right, except mine is missing that long cable guide that passes over the crossmember.  I'll try that setup and see if it helps.