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Uncle Fred · 01-21-2012, 01:07 PM

Hello Everyone,

I've got a 2000 F350 SD SRW with the 7.3 and 6 speed std. The parking brake cable, under the drivers seat, snapped. I replaced it being sure it was
tight but it barely holds the truck. In the Chiltons manual it states that the parking brake is auto adjusting. I'd prefer doing it that way than removing
everything and going by measurements IF I don't have to. Does anyone know if the old method with drum brakes adjusting by backing up and applying the brakes will work?

Thanx

Uncle Fred

WD40 · 01-21-2012, 03:03 PM

Hello Uncle Fred and Welcome to SSD.com. I don't know about the parking brake,
but I bet someone will be by soon who does.
Having a 7.3 with a 6 Sp sounds so nice. How many miles do you have on it?
Doug

DaveBen · 01-21-2012, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Fred

Hello Everyone,

I've got a 2000 F350 SD SRW with the 7.3 and 6 speed std. The parking brake cable, under the drivers seat, snapped. I replaced it being sure it was
tight but it barely holds the truck. In the Chiltons manual it states that the parking brake is auto adjusting. I'd prefer doing it that way than removing
everything and going by measurements IF I don't have to. Does anyone know if the old method with drum brakes adjusting by backing up and applying the brakes will work?

Thanx

Uncle Fred

Hey Uncle Fred, I think your Chilton manual is NOT correct. My Ford DVD shows no mechanism that adjusts the parking brake by backing up. Sorry, it is done the old fashion way by crawling under the truck and turning the adjusting screw. Oh and

Uncle Fred!

Dave

Uncle Fred · 01-21-2012, 07:10 PM

Wouldn't be the first time Chiltons were wrong.

BIG JOE · 01-21-2012, 07:50 PM

WELCOME ABOARD Uncle Fred

A Great Site, with Great Members.. and Lotsa Knowledge.

Joe

skeeter · 01-21-2012, 08:47 PM

The rear disc brake portion is auto adjusting, but the parking brake is not. They are two separate brake systems that use the rear disc rotor (inside shoes and outside disc) versus the old drum system which used the rear service brake shoes as a parking/emergency brake. Ford recommends the shoes be adjusted to .030" (.76mm) less than the inside diameter of the drum portion of the rear disc rotor.

JLDickmon · 01-22-2012, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skeeter

The rear disc brake portion is auto adjusting, but the parking brake is not. They are two separate brake systems that use the rear disc rotor (inside shoes and outside disc) versus the old drum system which used the rear service brake shoes as a parking/emergency brake. Ford recommends the shoes be adjusted to .030" (.76mm) less than the inside diameter of the drum portion of the rear disc rotor.

more correctly, the cable is self-adjusting, the mechanism is not..

either way, you're still crawling under the truck..

Uncle Fred · 01-22-2012, 08:36 AM

Gentlemen, Thanx three-fold for the input. I couldn't recall any self adjusting linkage,
cams or otherwise the last time I had those rotor-drums off but the statement in
the Chiltons book prompted me to enter this forum before going out into the cold.
Getting a bit lazy in retirement. :^)

Fred

01-21-2012, 03:03 PM	#2
WD40 SDD Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Benton Arkansas & McAllen Posts: 2,758 Thanks: 57 Thanked 111 Times in 107 Posts View Photos By: WD40	Hello Uncle Fred and Welcome to SSD.com. I don't know about the parking brake, but I bet someone will be by soon who does. Having a 7.3 with a 6 Sp sounds so nice. How many miles do you have on it? Doug __________________ 2006 Ford F-350 Crew Cab Lariat 4X2 PSD 6.0 TorqShift Automatic Transmission, MAG-HYTEC DIFF COVERS Bama ZooDad If you think the 6.0 is bad.....Get a 6.4 2004 35 ft Hitch Hiker 16589 EW. Doug Is it time to go camping yet?

01-21-2012, 07:50 PM	#5
BIG JOE SDD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: CenCal Posts: 4,377 Thanks: 101 Thanked 392 Times in 381 Posts	WELCOME ABOARD Uncle Fred A Great Site, with Great Members.. and Lotsa Knowledge. Joe __________________ 2K, F-350, 7.3L, DRW, XLT, XCAB, 3:73s, 6spd... LUK clutch, Adrenaline Hpop, 175/146cc Single Shots w/DP tunes to match, AIS w/Fender sleeve, Zoodad (kinda), Comp/whl, upgraded W/gate actuator, BPRV, EBPV wired as a X-brake, AIH delete, 6.0 Inter-cooler, upgraded I/C Tubes, Full 4" exhst, Aeroturbin, MagnaFlow, Heater core bypass, 203* thermo, Gold coolant w/filter, HPX mod, Raycor 3550 CCV (Mod'd), Premo by-pass oil refiner, 4 gauge "A" pillar pod, FPR shimmed @ 70 psi, 160 amp Alt, Fuel pump inlet QD fitting delete w/Dahl pre pump filter, all Tank & fill hose mods. Frozen Rotor Brake assemblies X4. Viair 20008 OBA, Mag-Hytec Dif cover, Centramatic's, Bilsteins, Ride-Rites, 960cca AGM Batts, all lights LED's. TTMs/C-Beters, Garmin 465T GPS, Door seal Mod,(((XM))), Pull a 32ft Montana 5r, LED'd. Greasable Dexter spring sets. Air Ride Hitch pin box.

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01-21-2012, 01:07 PM	#1
Uncle Fred SDD Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: WEBSTER, MA. Posts: 3 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Uncle Fred Hello Everyone, I've got a 2000 F350 SD SRW with the 7.3 and 6 speed std. The parking brake cable, under the drivers seat, snapped. I replaced it being sure it was tight but it barely holds the truck. In the Chiltons manual it states that the parking brake is auto adjusting. I'd prefer doing it that way than removing everything and going by measurements IF I don't have to. Does anyone know if the old method with drum brakes adjusting by backing up and applying the brakes will work? Thanx Uncle Fred

01-21-2012, 07:10 PM	#4
Uncle Fred SDD Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: WEBSTER, MA. Posts: 3 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wouldn't be the first time Chiltons were wrong.

01-21-2012, 08:47 PM	#6
skeeter SDD Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Stafford, Va Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	The rear disc brake portion is auto adjusting, but the parking brake is not. They are two separate brake systems that use the rear disc rotor (inside shoes and outside disc) versus the old drum system which used the rear service brake shoes as a parking/emergency brake. Ford recommends the shoes be adjusted to .030" (.76mm) less than the inside diameter of the drum portion of the rear disc rotor.

01-22-2012, 08:36 AM	#8
Uncle Fred SDD Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: WEBSTER, MA. Posts: 3 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Gentlemen, Thanx three-fold for the input. I couldn't recall any self adjusting linkage, cams or otherwise the last time I had those rotor-drums off but the statement in the Chiltons book prompted me to enter this forum before going out into the cold. Getting a bit lazy in retirement. :^) Fred