Kevin is right. I had the same issue that you are encountering. Those cables with the short ferrule won’t work and if you could get them in the clamp, would be dangerous. The original and correct ferrule is about 1-1/2” long and has two grooves, one for the boot and the other for the bolt that tightens the clamp. The idea behind it is, the bolt goes in from the top and passes along side of the ferrule in the groove, so if the nut came off of the bolt, the bolt would still retain the cable and the emergency brake would still function.
Those cables that allot of vendors are selling with the small ferrule could just slip thru the clamp and you would have no emergency brakes. It’s a lawsuit waiting to happen and hopefully nobody gets hurt in the process.
I purchased the right cables, part # 34-3806 from LMC truck, currently in stock.
Last edited by Phak1; 08/15/202212:10 PM.
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