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well, I have a leak on the front of the t-case. I suppose a bit of oil, even one drop could screw it all up, but the drum has always been very dry when I check it. It might need to be honed, as there is pitting and discoloration on it. I'm planning on new e-brake shoes, and when I do that...

oh no worries, that will be a second brake, and may actually help to slow the truck down by another foot in a panic stop if my brakes go, who knows. I will rig the cable for that onto the stock e-brake handle so they both engage. After tightening the cable up on my stock one, at full pull it...

and installed: :smilewinkgrin:

the stock brake is, well, OK on flat surface. That's about it. You can't tell if it's on while you're driving, until you smell it, and the drum on the driveshaft picks up a lot of rust and grime from the road, making it even worse. Mine needs adjustment, but I have to hold it in the all the...

hey guys, well, today my parking brake did show up, after a few weeks of trying to pin him down after reading spicergears story I was quite worried and decided I needed to go on the offensive to get it here, but it's in my hands, now the real test is making sure it bolts on and isn't missing...

will do, just ordered the unit today. I'm going to try to work up the stock handle to operate BOTH parking brakes. Should work, right? And also eliminate the hassle of two handles and trying to find a spot to mount a new one without drilling <img src="emoticons/icon_smile_approve.gif"...

thanks for the heads up on the usa 6x6 pinion brake. Daniel over there advised that the pinion brake's not a good choice for straight braking on such a heavy vehicle, just as a good offroad brake. But, I will be getting their parking brake setup. I aslo noticed the front axle is a bad choice...