Parking brake

[Esstover]

I have a SS/SC and it comes with the stuff for the parking brake. The videos I’m watching are for an Auto. What do I need to keep from my donor for the parking brake??

 

[Ross]

Parking brake handle, 2 tubes that mount into it. Maybe the cables?.. I can't remember. Df gave me new brake calipers.

 

[Esstover]

Yeah. I just got my invoice and saw it came with the calipers. I’m really needed to move the carcass out of the garage so I can organize. Just making sure I’ve got everything. I’ll go ahead and drag out the tubes and everything connected to the handle.

thanks for the reply!

 

[Rttoys]

yep. Handle, tubes and cables need to be saved off the cobalt.

 

[escapepilot]

And be sure to keep track of those little white plastic fittings on the tubes that hold the tubes to the handle. One of mine is playing hide n seek.

 

[Esstover]

Thanks everyone for the replies.

 

[Esstover]

So one of my cables is in pretty bad shape. Started looking in to it a bit. Trimmed the outer jacket and cleared out some of the rust sheath to free the inner cable. Any one have any suggestions on saving this? I tried to look for a replacement. Not sure if what I’m seeing in rockauto is the cable without the tubes? If so if need to see if I can salvage the tubes before ordering.

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

If the cable is damaged, just order a new one. Rockauto has them pretty cheap. Looks like the non-SS cable was ordered by others?

 

[KSLunsfo]

Mine were a bit rough looking too but not that bad. I also ordered new and believe they were pretty cheap.

 

[Robinjo]

I had to buy the SS parking brake cables. The non-SS didn't work for my year (2006). Other years might be different. With that, the SS cables were cheap on the RockAuto.

 

[Lndshrk Steve]

I had to replace my tubes, got a set at a U-Pull-It and they let me have them for nothing. Not a big resale item I guess.

 

[escapepilot]

The RockAuto cables do NOT include the tubes. You will need to salvage yours or find replacements. Someone on here fabricated their own tubes with Pex if I recall correctly.

 

[Ross]

I've seen PEX pipe, soft copper pipe, even seen flexible aluminum electrical conduit for parking brake tubes.

 

[Brett]

I took a cable down to home Depot and found a tubing that fit great. Think it was 5/8" id clear tubing. Couple of hose clamps and it works great.