E-brake ideas for a 75 cj5

I was wondering if any of you guys ditched the stock emergency brake assembly for a line lock and how it worked for you? I believe a line lock would be much less troublesome for the rust belt jeepers but never seen anybody use one.

 

Any time you are using hydraulic pressure for stopping or holding, you are subject to leak-down causing break loss. A line lock is fine for temporary holding but I would not trust it to hold over the week-end.

 

Have both.


A stock parking brake system in good operating condition is to good to "ditch".
A line lock has its moments of great usefulness and is installed in a different system.

I'd have both

 

Now that you guys talked me out of a line lock e-brake do you know of anyone that sells e-brake replacement parts for a 75 cj5? I'll need just about everything to the drums. Thanks.

 

I've gotten most of my stuff through 4WD.com

Check this out
http://www.4wd.com/jeep-parts.aspx?plID=330&pg=1

 

I believe anything, except the pedal assembly, can be found at 4WD.com or similar places.

 

These brakes are really common, in lots of different applications. F100 Ford pickups, Broncos, Mercurys. lots of Jeep models, likely more.

If you are missing everything and the brakes need service, it may be cheaper (certainly easier) to buy a complete assembly for the rear brakes from R&P or Herm or other seller. You'll still have to source the cables and foot pedal, but lots of Jeepers have converted to 11" brakes with the cable operated parking brake.

 

My post may not have been worded properly. My drums are fine , it's the cable assembly between the e-brake foot pedal to the drums is what I am looking for. My cables are rusted stiff which is why I asked about the line lock. The intermediate CJ 5/CJ 6 has to be worst years to locate parts for. Nice pics of the drums, drums that clean do not exist in the northeast. Thanks for your input.

 

Assuming you have the levers and links in your rear drums, then you need the cables and the foot pedal assembly.

Unfortunately, I could not find a foot pedal assembly for the Intermediates. I was able to find a similar pedal assembly for the later model Jeeps, and I expect that could be adapted for use in an Intermediate model.

The cables are available from aftermarket sources. There is a cable that goes from the pedal to the equalizer, and a single cable that goes from wheel to wheel, through the equalizer. Both of these are listed at multiple vendors. I can give you the part numbers, if you need them. A Google search of "Jeep" plus the number will turn up sources.

I appreciate that stuff rusts in the NE. However, I think if you use plenty of lube on these cables, on a regular basis, they will last just fine. I suggest you get under the car with a pump oiler full of half motor oil and half solvent, and wet the whole length of the cable sheath. Chainsaw bar oil would also work well. Then apply white lithium grease to the exposed cable.

 

Everything you need is available from 4WD hardware.
You should be able to refurbish your parking brake pedal assy if it's frozen.
3 bolts to remove.

http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?jeep-sid=352&plID=330&partID=12478

http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?jeep-sid=352&plID=330&partID=12477

 

Thanks again guys. Great info.

 

try napa for cables

 

I just rebuilt the emergency/parking brake from the pedal through the drums on my '75 CJ5. With the exception of the spring on the emergency brake equalizer bar, I found everything online at Morris 4x4. The emergency brake equalizer bar spring (the blue one in the photo above) I got at CarQuest Auto Parts locally. That was a tough part for me to find, and CarQuest was the only place that had it.

Best of luck on this project.

 

Thanks for the pictures. I too was missing everything behind the front cable, including everything in the drum for the ebrake. All the auto adjust hardware was gone as well. I have sourced all the parts but the pictures helped me understand the cable routing and the parts in the drum.

DREDnot posted a picture in September of the upper half of the drum with the cables connected. Is there any chance anyone could post a picture(s) of the lower half so I can see how the rest of the cables attach, the adjustment and the ebrake to the lever. I know I am a newbie but any help would be appreciated. This is the last part I need to get my CJ on the road.

Thanks again for the help.

 

There is a good picture here on page 24. http://oljeep.com/gw/74_tsm/9-BrakesWheels.pdf

The lever attaches to the rear shoe with a clip, and the stop (cylindrical thing on the end of the cable) goes into the end of the lever. Not many parts to it - cable, lever, link and spring. There's a clip that holds the lever to the rear shoe, and maybe a clip that keeps the cable in backing plate - I don't recall exactly.

 

The only thing correct in this pic is how the cable connects to the lever...



These show everything else.
Left rear...



Right front (no parking brake)...