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WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Chromium, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Chromium, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemical which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Chromium, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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The Trouble with a Ford Ranger Parking Brake Cable
Keeping your foot on the brake pedal of your Ford Ranger during long traffics can be cumbersome-even more so if you are stuck on an incline. The parking brake, which operates with the help of the parking brake cable, enables you to keep your vehicle in position, without any fear of it budging while parked. Although the parking brake serves as a backup brake for your vehicle, you shouldn't overlook it at all costs. When the parking brake cable falters, your emergency braking system will not work at all. Here are some of Ford Ranger parking brake cable breakdown signs to watch out:
Hand brake failure
You finally found a sweet parking spot. You pull up the hand lever, but you notice that your truck continues to move a few inches back. This could be a sign of parking brake cable failure. If the brake doesn't bite at all even if the hand lever is up, you need to check the parking brake cable for signs of damage. The cable could have become twisted, which messes your truck's ability to apply brakes. It's also possible that the cable has gone out of alignment, which sometimes happens after driving over bumpy roads. Take the cable out, smoothen the kinks along its length, and put it back in place. If the cable is severed, replace it immediately.
Another reason for this failure is frozen parking brake cable. Moisture seeps in the parking brake system and expands during extremely cold weather. When this happens, the parking brakes won't work at all. Thawing out the cables might work for a while, but the moisture will still be intact. That means your truck's brakes will fail again come another winter season. Replace the parking brake cables with new ones to prevent the problem from happening again.
Parking brake drag
You notice a halting or dragging movement on your vehicle after you've pulled up the hand lever. This means that your parking brakes are not fully functional. You might want to check the brake cable for problems. The cable could have bunched up, preventing the wheels from stopping completely. Cable misalignment is another possibility. Take out the parking cables from your vehicle and even them out to remove the bends.
Your Ford Ranger has a redundant braking system that allows you to make emergency stops as needed. When your truck's brake pedal fails, you can always count on the parking brake to make your truck stop. Unfortunately, your vehicle's emergency braking system can falter without any moment's notice. Most of the time, the issue lies on the cables connected to the rear brakes. Ensuring that your Ford Ranger parking brake cable is in good condition will stop your truck from colliding with another vehicle and from rolling backwards on an incline. Here are some maintenance tips to get you started:
Always check the cables for signs of wear.
Since the parking brakes are seldom used in vehicles, they tend to fall out of the routine maintenance list. However, checking the cables for early signs of damage will save you from trouble in the future. You don't want your emergency brakes to fail when you need it most. Check the cable for any kinks that could prevent your truck from braking smoothly but quickly. Remove the cables from the truck and smoothen bunched out parts.
Tighten the emergency brake cables.
Tightening the parking brake cables allows you to make instantaneous stops on the road. Sometimes, the cables bunch up, and that hampers their efficiency in making quick, smooth stops as needed. You need to remove the rear wheel in order to access the star spindle and tighten the brake cables. An up or down motion usually does the trick. You'll know when the cables are nicely taut when the rotor doesn't spin free anymore.
Check if moisture has seeped through the parking brake cables.
Moisture that goes inside the emergency braking system can damage your parking brakes. The cables may become corroded or frozen. When corrosion builds up from the moisture, the wires may become severed. Moreover, the moisture could freeze up during winter, and you won't be able to use the parking brakes at all. As a preventative measure, you need to install new parking brake cables if you notice any signs of moisture on the brakes.
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