Transfer case e- brake.

I need to adjust the piece inside the drum, but it's frozen. Is that adjustment a major key in the process. I didn't think it was that far away from spec, but my new shoes don't do diddly. I'll get to it again someday; in the meantime it's encouraging that somebody actually can still make one work! LOL!!! Mine used to, but it's been years.

 

Aw, Jeez, mine doesn't even come close to trying. Moot point now; frickin' shop has water in it! Just too much rain at once, and we're saturated. No harm so far, just a (wet) pain!

 

I've been out trying to install a new cable... I can't figure out how it's suppose to route. I can get the clevis to the arm on the brake, but I can't figure out where the clamp on the housing is suppose to attach to the Jeep??? This would be the first "up-stream" connection from the clevis. Its the one that will keep the cable housing stationary while the cable inside operates the e-brake. Any thoughts? Pictures?

And, where did you route the cable after it comes through the firewall? Outside the frame rail, or directly into the master cylinder area and passing above the skid pan to the ebrake?

Thanks guys!!!

 

here's a pic

 

Jim and Patrick - thanks!

I actually found that diagram on an old thread. Unfortunately, it didn't show where the cable attaches...

I figured it out. There's a mounting hole in the top of the transmission crossmember. The housing attaches there, then the cable extends on out to the parking brake arm.

I HAVE A PARKING BRAKE THAT WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Panzer - How much was in that kit? I'm missing everything from the handle under the dash all the way to the actuating arm on the t/c. In other words, I don't think my JEEP ever had the parking brake option installed, but the all t/c drum parts are on it by default.

Does Herm's kit have the handle/bracket/cable, etc.? Or is it just the drum parts? I haven't had it apart yet, but I've got a feeling my drum parts don't have any wear...sure seems to work good just fiddling with it by hand.

 

53 Flattie,
Here's a picture of the cable shortly after the transfer case was removed this week. ('53 CJ 3b) The clamp is circled and shows the relative position to the clevis end. I wish the picture was clearer, especially since I took it with the hope of using it to refresh my memory during reassembly. Gotta do better going forward. I'm not sure if it is still connected to the skid plate or if it was attached to the xfer case or tranny. (Memory impacted due to Miller Lite's assisting removal of 8 rivets for the front bumper.) I do remember that my routing was across the skid plate and then under the passenger side up to the fire wall. Hope this helps some.

Mark

 

Thanks for the links and the pictures guys!

Coho - that looks just like mine, except mine connects on the drivers side of the transmission. I'm guessing that's b/c the e-brake on a CJ5 is on the drivers side of the steering column, rather than in the middle of the dash.

 

Glad to hear it's holding fine, just tweek it up a little and it'll hold on those hills too. Hey, maybe we should drill holes in that drum too!! I need a return spring on mine. I wouldn't trade mine for a rear emerg brake setup, I love it.