mk1 e-brake cables

jsschwa · 10-14-2009, 03:47 PM

Hey,

I've got an '87 NA. I need a quote for new e-brake cable(s) for it.

Thanks.

EDIT: I did find a post about this from april (i originally searched for "e-brake" and it didn't come up but it did under "parking brake"). Are the prices still the same?

traintech86 · 10-14-2009, 03:49 PM

you need the whole setup? i might just need this setup too.

jsschwa · 10-14-2009, 03:52 PM

Yeah it doesn't engage and it *appears* to be the cables.

traintech86 · 10-14-2009, 04:09 PM

get it on a lift. i had some issues with my rear brake calipers.

te51levin · 10-14-2009, 07:27 PM

Typically, if you are unable to pull the parking brake handle up and/or unable to move the levers on the calipers, that indicates seized cables.

46420-17030 - $54.37 - Brake cable, RH
46430-17030 - $58.54 - Brake cable, LH

Got 'em both in stock if you need them. Thanks!

traintech86 · 10-15-2009, 12:04 PM

these are for the back halves of the cables right? what about the one that goes to the handle? i bought 2 new calipers and it sorta fixed my ebrake but now it just barely works. i am thinkin of getting new cables, and that hose i put up for ya.

te51levin · 10-15-2009, 08:04 PM

You probably won't need the front cable. They seldom fail. Still, they are available if you need one.

46410-17021 - $29.26 - Brake cable, front

jsschwa · 10-15-2009, 08:25 PM

What would be the symptoms of a failed front cable?

My brake has a ton of slop/dead travel and "clicks" only twice at the very end of its throw. But even once it's clicked the brake doesn't hold.

traintech86 · 10-16-2009, 12:32 AM

mine is the same, i pull it back till it touches the center console and it very slighty works. i will try to adjust it and if that doesn't work, ill buy the cables. thanks as always aaron

te51levin · 10-16-2009, 10:51 AM

Sounds like both of you need to adjust the front cable before buying anything. If a cable is broken, or if you can disconnect both ends and you still can't move it, then it needs to be replaced.

traintech86 · 10-16-2009, 02:54 PM

ill be sure to try this sir >>

7FigureSwagger · 06-27-2010, 07:40 AM

I have the same issue, so i guess i need the 2 back ones, cuz my ebrake handle functions exactly like one that has the top cable lol (i can still pull it all the way back) I sorta took a peek and i think i saw the cable still hooked in. So does that mean i need to spend 100$ on the cables?

te51levin · 06-27-2010, 02:18 PM

That's about what it means. Bad news is, cables aren't cheap (and cheap cables aren't good), but the good news is they'll last many years before requiring replacement again.

7FigureSwagger · 06-27-2010, 03:15 PM

Anyone know if its worth finding some at a junkyard? or would that be to sketchy?

te51levin · 06-27-2010, 08:17 PM

You're not likely to find them. Keep in mind, you're replacing a part that has failed through old age and exposure to the elements. The same conditions apply to anything you find at a wrecking yard. *If* you find cables that haven't seized yet, they may not last long before they seize up too.

7FigureSwagger · 06-27-2010, 09:31 PM

aw shiet ok ill wait till new ones then

10-14-2009, 03:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
jsschwa No Skills Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Michigan (Detroit Area) Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	mk1 e-brake cables Hey, I've got an '87 NA. I need a quote for new e-brake cable(s) for it. Thanks. EDIT: I did find a post about this from april (i originally searched for "e-brake" and it didn't come up but it did under "parking brake"). Are the prices still the same?

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10-14-2009, 03:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	you need the whole setup? i might just need this setup too.

10-14-2009, 03:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
jsschwa No Skills Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Michigan (Detroit Area) Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Yeah it doesn't engage and it appears to be the cables.

10-14-2009, 04:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	get it on a lift. i had some issues with my rear brake calipers.

10-14-2009, 07:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
te51levin LithiaToyotaParts.com Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Copperhead Road Posts: 3,699 Thanks: 50 Thanked 324 Times in 268 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (193/100% )	Typically, if you are unable to pull the parking brake handle up and/or unable to move the levers on the calipers, that indicates seized cables. 46420-17030 - $54.37 - Brake cable, RH 46430-17030 - $58.54 - Brake cable, LH Got 'em both in stock if you need them. Thanks!

10-15-2009, 12:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	these are for the back halves of the cables right? what about the one that goes to the handle? i bought 2 new calipers and it sorta fixed my ebrake but now it just barely works. i am thinkin of getting new cables, and that hose i put up for ya.

10-15-2009, 08:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
te51levin LithiaToyotaParts.com Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Copperhead Road Posts: 3,699 Thanks: 50 Thanked 324 Times in 268 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (193/100% )	You probably won't need the front cable. They seldom fail. Still, they are available if you need one. 46410-17021 - $29.26 - Brake cable, front

10-15-2009, 08:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
jsschwa No Skills Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Michigan (Detroit Area) Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	What would be the symptoms of a failed front cable? My brake has a ton of slop/dead travel and "clicks" only twice at the very end of its throw. But even once it's clicked the brake doesn't hold.

10-16-2009, 12:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	mine is the same, i pull it back till it touches the center console and it very slighty works. i will try to adjust it and if that doesn't work, ill buy the cables. thanks as always aaron

10-16-2009, 10:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
te51levin LithiaToyotaParts.com Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Copperhead Road Posts: 3,699 Thanks: 50 Thanked 324 Times in 268 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (193/100% )	Sounds like both of you need to adjust the front cable before buying anything. If a cable is broken, or if you can disconnect both ends and you still can't move it, then it needs to be replaced.

10-16-2009, 02:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	ill be sure to try this sir >>

06-27-2010, 07:40 AM	#12 (permalink)
7FigureSwagger No Skills Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: vancity! bc Posts: 31 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I have the same issue, so i guess i need the 2 back ones, cuz my ebrake handle functions exactly like one that has the top cable lol (i can still pull it all the way back) I sorta took a peek and i think i saw the cable still hooked in. So does that mean i need to spend 100$ on the cables?

06-27-2010, 02:18 PM	#13 (permalink)
te51levin LithiaToyotaParts.com Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Copperhead Road Posts: 3,699 Thanks: 50 Thanked 324 Times in 268 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (193/100% )	That's about what it means. Bad news is, cables aren't cheap (and cheap cables aren't good), but the good news is they'll last many years before requiring replacement again.

06-27-2010, 03:15 PM	#14 (permalink)
7FigureSwagger No Skills Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: vancity! bc Posts: 31 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Anyone know if its worth finding some at a junkyard? or would that be to sketchy?

06-27-2010, 08:17 PM	#15 (permalink)
te51levin LithiaToyotaParts.com Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Copperhead Road Posts: 3,699 Thanks: 50 Thanked 324 Times in 268 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (193/100% )	You're not likely to find them. Keep in mind, you're replacing a part that has failed through old age and exposure to the elements. The same conditions apply to anything you find at a wrecking yard. If you find cables that haven't seized yet, they may not last long before they seize up too.

06-27-2010, 09:31 PM	#16 (permalink)
7FigureSwagger No Skills Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: vancity! bc Posts: 31 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	aw shiet ok ill wait till new ones then