Ive looked for like an hour online trying to find the parking brake strut and the lever that attaches the cable to the shoe. Both are missing on my 2000 on tbe the left side. I can only find ones for 9 inch brakes. I have 10 inch. Anybody know of any before i have to take the trip to the salvage yard? Thanks.

 

I know this is 3 years late, but hopefully I can help someone else if the run into a similar problem with the strut.

I personally ran into the same issue with my 03 Ranger. After countless trips to the parts stores measuring and comparing what they had in stock to what I needed, we ended up looking on Dorman's website and I ordered a strut for 10" brakes (It was a Dorman Drum Brake Bar, Item# 21137) hoping that it could work. The one that came out of my Ranger measured 6.5", this one measures 6.75. It's built sturdy enough so you can take a Dremel with a cutting wheel to notch out that quarter inch on the spring side of the strut and not worry about it failing. The process may have only taken me 10 minutes tops, but it also saved me the headache of calling around to the few junkyards that I have in the area in hopes that they may have one.

 

Any one else who runs into this problem check out tascaparts.com part number F57Z-2A642-A. Its an exact fit.

 

Finned drum = 9", smooth drum = 10".

 

Anyone have any luck finding a parking brake lever replacement for 10" drums?