Two issues I see. One is the obvious, the rubber boot you bought won’t fit over the cable without stretching to the point it breaks (on my truck, one of two boots split before getting it over the cable on, then the other only lasted a couple of months before splitting in the same place). The second issue is the cable you have going to the back brake is not the correct cable for your truck. The metal part of the sheath is supposed to stick out further than the clamp as in the picture I attached so the boot has something to clamp around.
The first set of boots I got from Classic Parts. I bought another set from Chevs of the Forty’s and they look exactly the same.
I would really like buy the correct boots that fit and don’t disintegrate in a few months. I checked Steel Rubber Products and could not find the boots on their website. Any ‘Bolters out there have any luck find the right ones?
Last edited by Phak1; 11/26/20232:40 PM.
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