Ford Mustang Parking Brake Repair - How To Service Parking-Brake Cables

This is the parking-brake lever at the transmission crossmember. It joins the short and long cables and offers mechanical advantage.

With short and long cables installed at the lever, we're ready to install the hand brake. The spring releases the parking brake.

Long cables run through this adjustment "U," and the rod attaches to the lever. These are found in '65 Mustangs.

We're ready for hand brake installation in the passenger compartment. When you slowly pull out the handle, this end slides into the assembly, making it impossible to come out.

The short cable rides on this pulley.

Give the pulley a generous coating of chassis grease and lay it into the groove for smooth operation. Install the cotter pin.

Ford used a tension pin for alignment and security. You can use virtually any steel pin if a tension pin can't be found. Apply white grease to the shaft.

The parking-brake assembly attaches to the firewall and dashboard. Fine-thread studs penetrate the firewall above the driver's feet.

Body cables attach in the transmission tunnel like this. Originally, they were attached with clips. Cables from Mustangs Plus pop into place as they do at the rear brakes.

If your Mustang has rear drum brakes, the cables pop into the backing plates.

Once in there, they're hard to remove.

With rear disc brakes, parking-brake cable installation becomes more challenging. Route your cables on both sides, as shown here.