Ram Promaster parking brake front cable replacement

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I could not find a video anywhere of someone doing this, so I thought I would contribute by making my own.
There are plenty of videos on servicing the midpoint hinge that connects the front cable to the rear link, and I did have that issue (solved with repeated WD40 application), but I also had my front-section of parking brake cable repeatedly stick to the point of seizing up.
Before replacing the part, I did try to inject cable lube (and used the specific tool for doing so) - but only a little lube was able to get in and it actually made the problem worse.
Dealership wanted $420 to do the job. I got the cable for $125+tax from a local dealer (could have gotten it for ~$90 or so if I was willing to wait on shipping) and swapped the cables in about 90 minutes or so, approximately.
I will note some differences I encountered: the newest version of the cable ends in 'AF' as of the time I bought it - the original part that was in my van was the 'AB' version I think. The new version is very slightly longer, so I used the adjustment nuts to pull it back as far as I could - it's still a tad long, but I think I should be able to raise up the connection point on the parking brake handle to take up the rest of the slack - even before doing that though, it is working.

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28 сен 2024

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@rathesungod Год назад

Thanks for sharing. I have a 2016 diesel. Love it so always nice to find someone else with one.

@macastephenson4261 4 месяца назад

How did you get the old cable out

@neverendingstudent 4 месяца назад

BEFORE REMOVAL: to save a ton of frustration, TIE A CORD TO THE OLD CABLE ON THE END AT YOUR SEAT so you can use that cord / rope / whatever to guide and pull the new one through. Look at 2 minutes and 5 seconds. Unscrew the nut holding the existing cable to the bottom of the driver seat. Look over the cable under the van and unbolt / unscrew the 2 or 3 connectors holding the cable to the bottom of the van. Unscrew the nut holding the other end of the cable (close to the pivot point at the middle of the van underside). At that point the cable is fully detached and you can pull it out. Make sure to NOT allow the pull rope you tied off to fall through, you want that threaded through the entrance into the van interior. After that, tie the end of your new cable to the pull line you used, wrap it in electrical tape to give it a smooth taper and eliminate things that could catch on stuff you can't see, then pull the new cable through that gland and into the van next to the driver seat. After that, repeat everything else in reverse.

@1akw Месяц назад

There's adjustments in the drums, and there's another adjustment at the back, or it should be where it splits into 2 parts, or is your all disc one cable

@neverendingstudent Месяц назад

To my moderate embarrassment, I only recently learned of this (the adjustment feature on the parking brake at the wheels).

@1akw Месяц назад

@@neverendingstudent we all have those moments