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had hard time putting on rear brakes. found out the cables were frozen. can anyone help with how to free them.

Replace with new ones

I don't see how frozen brake cables can stop the hydraulic portion from working. Frozen brake cables can cause dragging brakes.

Not sure what your working on Jimbo24 but some penetrating oil may help. Hang it up and the penetrating oil run down it. Then us a pair of vice grips to hold the end and yank on it a few times.
New ones are available and not very expensive. Just depends on how bad they are stuck!

If you have it off, bending the cable in a curve and then rotating it will sometimes break the rust bond. This would be with the penetrating oil already applied.

thanks guys. new ones r not cheap. these r for 1ton cables r 63 inches long. yes they r off the truck. holding up because i can't get shoes on properly with ebrake strut and lever. cable has to move

also anyone know where i can get huck brake ancor pin clip for chevy 1ton

I have a plastic plumbing pipe with a cap on one end. Fill it full of solvent & let the cable soak overnight. Naturally its better to get new ones when available but some models aren't.

Some of the vendors carry certain sizes of those clips. The description usually leaves me wondering which size they actually are showing so sometimes it has to be ordered to see. Someone might know of other sources.

i called chevyparts and it looked like the right one but lady said they r for three quater only. i can't do brakes without them. i hope someone can help

If you are talking about the clips, I believe there are two sizes used. Are the old ones destroyed? The 3/4 ones may work. Some people use E clips but I don't they are strong enough. Inline tube can make up your cables, I believe.

Call Classic Tube

https://chevytruck.inlinetube.com/chevy-truck.html

They sell 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton parking brake cables.

They will try to match other length cables, if you can send them original.

"Although we have a physical library of over 14,000 parts, we can reproduce any line in OEM or stainless steel working from your original. If we do not have your application, we can make it custom for you. When we receive your original, we will call you with a quote. Once the quote is accepted, the new part(s) will ship within a few days. Prices for custom duplication are based off similar lines in our catalog with a slight up charge. "

yea old ones r beat up. i thought 3/4 ton would work also but lady at chevy parts said no. i cannot believe u can get just about anything for your truck but not ancor pin clips

thank u tim. just ordered from inlinetube.
next ? where do i get the ancor pin clip for rear brake shoes. cannot find them anywhere

The Filling Station claims to have them, I think for the main pin. The part number is 359380.

thanks for all the help guys just ordered the ancor pin clips. i will let u know how i make out when i get these parts.

So where did you end up finding them? I own a 1 Ton too.

just where u told me the filling station 4 bucks a piece