Emergency brake problems after lift.

just make a arm extension and call it a day. lift blocks suck, but this will fix it.

 

This is how mine is. I installed the block to raise the rear to match the front after the leafs settled. No... I'm not going to buy anymore leafs or shackles if I don't have to. The problem is the cable is riding on the top of the leaf. I bent the bracket that guides the cable up (just to the right of the shock in the pic above) and it gave me enough clearance on the leaf but now the cable is too short.

 

The cable is about 1" too short. I was looking at a way to fab up an extension on the arm.

 

cut arm and weld in about half inch of steel.

 

Thought about that but I think for now I'm going to extend it at the cable end. Bolt a 1" extension to the arm and attach the cable to the extension.

 

I couldn't find the adjustments for the cables. It was getting dark and my recently repaired right shoulder wasn't holding up so well. Cable clamps are definitly an option. Really, the only time I use the e brake is to adjust the rear brakes.

 

This is for the valve. The cable is the problem and isn't linked to the hydraulics.

 

There is a how to on adjusting the E brake cable in the 1st gen how to section.

 

Found these for anyone interested. http://www.bajataco.com/Brakes1.html

 

I misunderstood op issue initially as I havent done my rear lift yet waiting for add a leafs to arrive. I see the issue now. Good to know for future reference. I cant believe more people havent ran into this yet or previously posted about it.

 

I fixed it last night. Bent the guides up that are attached to the axle, flipped the bracket that is attached to the side of the gas tank and let some slack out of the cable.

 

Just install Rear Disk Brakes... problem solved! ;-)

 

I ran cables under the leafs and bent brackets sothey didnt rub on leafs. Worked out pretty well.

 

Did the same thing as Coner217 took very little bending didn't have to extend or adjust cable.