Connecting the emergency brake to the new axle required some creative jury-rigging. The e-brake cable housing on the older C20 has a bolt type flange to connect to the backing plate whereas the AAM axle uses a circular spring clip which inserts into a hole in the backing plate. I ended up removing the spring clip end of the late model cable housing with a cutoff wheel and grafting it to a new C20 cable housing using JB weld and a short section of heater hose. Then I was able to use the late model cable insert and spring, cut it to the proper length and crimp on a new ferrule.
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Model year 2000 C3500 e-brake cable file photo
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Cut the late model e-brake cable to length and crimped new ferrule to terminate
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1972 C20 cable housing and clip end from 2000 cable housing joined with JB weld and heater hose
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Final assembly of axle in truck complete – panhard adjusted for proper rear alignment
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Ready for wheel spacers and tires
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Rear brake adjustment and bleeding complete – ready to hit the road!