Preface: for the past couple months, it's seemed like every job I do has hit some sort of unforeseen speed bump that completely derails whatever task I may be trying to accomplish. The Chevrolet Avalanche I worked on this afternoon is a perfect example: it had an UD crank pulley installed which made finding the correct belt a complete pain. However, this F-150 was even more annoying.
I was trying to replace the 3 emergency brake cables, from the pedal to each rear wheel. 3 cables total: Front, RR and LR. Everything was going fine until I got the e-brake pedal assembly removed in order to replace the front cable. The way the pedal is assembled, there's absolutely no way to detach the cable end from the pedal assembly. The entire thing it riveted together... there's no physical way to remove the cable from the pedal assembly without destroying the pedal and bracket. Why Ford sells just the cable is beyond me.
I looked up the part diagram and discovered that although they sell just the cable, if you order the pedal it comes with the cable pre-installed. It's only a few dollars more than the cable alone. Why on earth do they sell the cable separately, knowing it's not serviceable? I have no idea.
/rant
I was trying to replace the 3 emergency brake cables, from the pedal to each rear wheel. 3 cables total: Front, RR and LR. Everything was going fine until I got the e-brake pedal assembly removed in order to replace the front cable. The way the pedal is assembled, there's absolutely no way to detach the cable end from the pedal assembly. The entire thing it riveted together... there's no physical way to remove the cable from the pedal assembly without destroying the pedal and bracket. Why Ford sells just the cable is beyond me.
I looked up the part diagram and discovered that although they sell just the cable, if you order the pedal it comes with the cable pre-installed. It's only a few dollars more than the cable alone. Why on earth do they sell the cable separately, knowing it's not serviceable? I have no idea.
/rant