So i was trying to adjust the emergency brake tonight.............and then it happened i snapped the whole bolt right off the cable. I took both bolts off then slid off the big plate so i could back up the first bolt but then it snapped.

So anyways could i just weld another bolt on there you think or should i just get that whole part from Dodge or aftermarket.

Murphy has been following me lately.. HAHA

Any suggestions. THANKS

 

Check RockAuto. I have gotten quite a few parts from them and the quality is good and the prices are cheap.

 

Autozone can get it.

 

I havent had any luck with auto part brake cables here in the wet. 1 year they last. Ive been told to try NOS brake cables, from the dealer. Apparently you get what you pay for...

 

Been there and done that on many a truck and ain't spent over a dollar fixing one yet.

If you still have some threads, CLEAN them up with the appropriate thread-die.

Then, install a long "coupler-nut" and a new length of threaded rod into that; Grade-8 if you can find it.

If you don't have enough threads, or the length thereof to cut more threads, then there are a number of tricks you can employ, depending on what odds and ends you have on hand.

You can weld a chain-link or a washer on the head of a bolt, run the cable through that and hold it with about three cable-clamps.

You can weld the stub that is still left on there into a long coupling-nut, then add threaded rod.

You can weld the stub into a big nut, then weld this nut to the head of a bolt.


A "carriage bolt" has threads all the way.


Regardless of where you live, the secret to long-lasting brake-cables is to USE THEM every time you park; and, if you leave the truck un-used for more than a few days, release/apply/release/apply the park-brake several times, at least once a week; also, work the foot-brake a few times to prevent the master-cylinder and wheel-cylinders/calipers from freezing up.

 

Wow thanks for the replys guys. I think that i will try and one of your last ideas there BearKiller. I am cheap and i think that if i just weld a nut and new threaded rod on the little stub left it should work. Thanks Again.

 

Just make sure its done good. Don't want a kid getting run over due to a 25 dollar cable. Im a cheap bum too but sometimes its not worth it. I have driven plenty of trucks with out e brakes but to count on one and have it fail is no good.

 

Yeah thats a big 10-4 on that. I will talk to my welder friend see what he says and if i have to just buy the cable. Its always better to be safe than sorry. Thanks Richie O.