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**KyleSeal** · 03-28-2015, 06:05 PM

1970 Chevrolet C10, all around drum, put a 5 inch rear drop on and now the parking brake doesn't want to hold at all on the driver side. Passenger side is okay.. when jacked up I can move it some but it definitely has resistance but the driver side has no difference whether the parking brake is on or not.

I know the 5 inch drop put a lot of slack in the cable, so I adjusted it where it adjusts under the cab, to only have the parking brake pedal have fewer clicks (before - 7 maybe 8 clicks, after - 2 clicks if I have a led foot), I've checked and checked the brakes and can't seem to find a problem.

Any ideas?

I'd like to know all my available points of adjustment to make these equal... as it's a Sag 3 speed a parking brake is a necessity (VA law required for inspection too.)

03-28-2015, 06:05 PM	#1
KyleSeal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Toano, VA Posts: 844	Parking Brake Issues 1970 Chevrolet C10, all around drum, put a 5 inch rear drop on and now the parking brake doesn't want to hold at all on the driver side. Passenger side is okay.. when jacked up I can move it some but it definitely has resistance but the driver side has no difference whether the parking brake is on or not. I know the 5 inch drop put a lot of slack in the cable, so I adjusted it where it adjusts under the cab, to only have the parking brake pedal have fewer clicks (before - 7 maybe 8 clicks, after - 2 clicks if I have a led foot), I've checked and checked the brakes and can't seem to find a problem. Any ideas? I'd like to know all my available points of adjustment to make these equal... as it's a Sag 3 speed a parking brake is a necessity (VA law required for inspection too.) __________________ "Sometimes I do serve as a good bad example. Glad to be of service." My Build Thread (1967 C10, lowered, EFI, daily truck): http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=830809