I pushed on my parking brake and something snapped, resulting in my brake pedal pressed to the firewall,when i pulled the release latch it would not come back up,i pulled the pedal up manually but now i have no parking brake at all,the pedal is limp. upon a quick inspection it doesn't appear that the brake cable has snapped, however i noted the cable that runs allong the frame,to the rear tires is now slack. i have a 1995 Ford F150 XL pickup truck (regular cab) if you could tell me how to troubleshoot and fix this problem i would greatly appreciate it Thank You.

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Went to release the parking brake on my 04 and the cable snapped. ... More like the end cap coming of the cable that attaches to the foot pedal. ..... Then I released the parking brake, pulled out the broken release cable/handle assembly, ...

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is it a linkage issue? if the shift lever is working and you can feel the detents, check your fluid make sure it is full and clean, if not you could have internal issues with the trans

if your mechanical minded you can release it with a flat blade screw driver but it will be tight ,you need to release the tention by pushing hard on the pedal ( or use 2 people) and you will see how the ratchet locks the pedal pry up on it while you slowly lift the pedal up .

Press the parking brake pedal down further, keep pressure on it then pull the release handle out and hold it out then let you foot off the pedal.

Follow the Brake pedal back towards the firewall you will come to see it as it presses against the pedals metal bracket it just snaps in and snaps out some had an adjustment on them maybe you will get lucky

snapped cable released brake, handle is stuck behind panel

When pressing the brake pedal, you should hear a click at the shifter, as the shift-lock mechanism is releasing the lock on the shifter. If the sound isn't heard, there may be a defective shift lock solenoid (which may require replacing entire shifter assembly, depending upon model). Otherwise you may need to remove access cover at top of shifter to insert a screwdriver to push down on the bypass latch so you can shift out of park. You will also need to push down on latch to go back to park.

1. Remove the electrical junction box that is monuted on the lower firewall to the right of the pedal assembly.

2. There is a small cable that runs from the parking brake release lever to the pedal assembly. Use the release lever to remove the tension on the cable, then inclip the cable from the top part of the pedal assembly.
3. Remove the three 1/2" nuts holding the pedal assembly in place. You will have removed one already to take out the electrical juntion box. THe other two are on the top of the pedal assembly, holding it to the side of the vehicle.

4. Under the vehicle, disconnect the front of the parking brake cable from the rear section of the cable. You will have to pul this cable up through the floorboards. Remove the clamp that holds it to the frame and pass it through so it is ready to go up thru the floorboard.

5. Remove the pedal assembly from the interior wall of the vehicle. Pull the rubber grommet and cable up thru the floorboard.


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Unless the brake cable is caught on something under your truck then they are already released.When you push the pedal down you pull on the cable engauging the P brakes,when you release the bakes you take tension off.