Hi, A couple years ago I changed the rear cables and the equalizer/adjuster on my parking brake (The adjuster snapped). The only one I could get was by Dorman and as soon as I went to apply it with any bit of tension the one cable pulled through. I fixed it by adding a hose clamp there. Then, adjusted it up again and the actual adjusting nut blew out of it. It's held in by a band clamp, so I cut it off, crimped the adjuster together and put a second hose clamp and it seemed to work, so long as I didnt tighten it too much (pedal goes about 3/4 of the way down).
Fast forward to today, I snapped the front cable, so I replaced it and decided to again, put a dorman adjuster on it (now I couldn't turn the nut very week because of the modification). Right off the bat this time I put the hose clamp on the front of it and tightened the band clamp. Still though, the nut portion blew out as soon as I put the brakes on. I'm not pushing the pedal hard at all. I could clamp it again/put the old one back on but I was wondering if anyone knew of anyone that made a better one that this problem didn't happen to.
Fast forward to today, I snapped the front cable, so I replaced it and decided to again, put a dorman adjuster on it (now I couldn't turn the nut very week because of the modification). Right off the bat this time I put the hose clamp on the front of it and tightened the band clamp. Still though, the nut portion blew out as soon as I put the brakes on. I'm not pushing the pedal hard at all. I could clamp it again/put the old one back on but I was wondering if anyone knew of anyone that made a better one that this problem didn't happen to.
