Adjust Parking Brake

Raise and support the vehicle.
Inspect for broken or binding parking brake cables

Parking Brake Shoes

Special Tool(s) Gauge, Brake Adjusting
206-D002 (D81L-1103-A) or equivalent

Removal and Installation

NOTE: Verify that the parking brake control (2780) is fully released.

Relieve the tension on the parking brake system.
Pull the front parking brake cable and conduit (2853).
Insert a 4 mm (5/32-inch) drill bit or equivalent retainer.

Remove the rear tire and wheel assembly.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the brake hose, do not allow the disc brake caliper to hang suspended from the hose.

Remove the disc brake caliper.
Remove the two bolts and lift the disc brake caliper and brake pads off the brake disc.
Using mechanics wire, position the disc brake caliper aside.
Remove the brake disc.

NOTE: Wheel hub has been removed for clarity.

Remove the brake shoe retracting spring (2296).

Remove the brake shoe adjusting screw spring (2049).

Remove the brake adjuster screw (2041).

Remove the rear brake shoe hold-down springs (2068).

Remove the rear brake shoes and linings (2200).

Inspect the components for excessive wear or damage and install new as required.
WARNING: Always remove any corrosion, dirt or foreign material present on the mounting surfaces of the wheel, the surface of the wheel or the surface of the wheel hub, brake drum or brake disc that contacts the wheel. Installing wheels without correct metal-to-metal contact at the wheel mounting surfaces can cause the wheel nuts to loosen and come off while the vehicle is in motion, causing loss of control.

NOTE: Before installation, lubricate the applied parking brake shoe at points where it contacts the wheel knuckle using Silicone Brake Caliper Grease and Dielectric Compound D7AZ-19A331-A (Motorcraft WA-10) or an equivalent silicone compound meeting Ford specification ESE-M1C171-A.

To install, reverse the removal procedure.
Use the Brake Adjusting Gauge to measure the inside diameter of the drum position of the rear brake disc.
NOTE: Make sure the shoes are correctly centered. Take measurement across the center of the shoes.

Use the Brake Adjusting Gauge to set the rear brake shoe and lining diameter to 107 mm (0.042 in) less than the inside diameter of the drum portion of the rear brake disc.

Apply tension to the parking brake cable system.
Hold the front parking brake cable and conduit taut.
Remove the retainer from the parking brake control.

Check the operation of the parking brake.

Check out the guide below, it will help

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/parking-brake-shoe-replacement

There is an adjustment hole knockout panel or access plug that you must first remove in order to contract the parking brake shoe and lining. Don't forget to reinstall the plug or panel after installation because it is necessary to prevent contamination

If you have crum brakes there is a ajustment plug on back of drum jack truck and suport remove rubber plug and with a flat screw driver thighten the ajustment wheel so there is very little drag and your done

Are they rear drum or disk brakes?

Jack up the back and take off the wheels and hit on the drums and see if you can loosen them up. Coudl be ice in the lines freezing it up. Drive a bit and they shoudl warm up and release.

Leave it on the lever and remove the lever from the shoe, then all you need to do is put it on the new shoe.I use Dykes and get under the clip and grab and pull. Thats for drum brakes, right?

It sounds like the cable is loose where the outer casing is attached on the ends. That will prevent the cable from moving the lever on the transmission. The bracket holding the casing could be loose too. Someone will have to watch what it does while a helper works the shift lever inside.

As for the parking brake, Ford wrote the book on cables rusting tight and not moving within a year or two, especially if you live where they throw a pound of salt on an ounce of snow in the winter. The clue is the pedal will feel normal or unusually high. It can also become sluggish first leading to a parking brake that doesn't fully release.

Parking brake cables can stretch too over time and from frequent use, and need to be adjusted. The clue there is the pedal will go close to the floor with little resistance.

It does suggest there's two different problems. You do not need to set the parking brake with an automatic transmission, but if it's not going fully into park, the parking brake should hold the vehicle from rolling.

Ford had a huge problem in the '70s and a lot of lawsuits and news stories over transmissions popping out of park and rolling away. That has been resolved. With those problems the shifter felt normal. Your observation about the feel says the loose casing is the likely culprit.

Thanks for using 2CarPros.com!

Mike:

Which cable broke? Also, do you have rear drum or disc brakes?

Let me know.

Joe