1999 Ford Escort

Coupe

2.0L 1989CC 121Cu. In. l4 GAS DOHC Naturally Aspir

Automatic

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Clear

Gasoline

1999 Ford Escort ZX2 4 cylinder automatic Power steering, brakes, windows, locks, mirrors, power moon roof Moon roof doesn't leak and it works properly Timing belt & water pump were replaced along with engine at 106k. We put a Salvage engine with 51k in, which now has 73k on it. Vehicle now has 128k Looks & runs good I have 2 new self programmable remotes to go with car Great on gas Good tires Good exhaust The emergency brake cable doesn't work. Cable was yanked too hard and broke. I just bought all 3 brake cables for the emergency brake system. There is a front cable that goes from the console E-Brake lever and that connects one cable each to the rear left and rear right cables. I'm not sure which one is broken but you can replace one, two or all 3 cables. The choice is yours. You have all 3, keep what you don't use of them. I am also posting instructions I found on how to install the cables. Oh yes and I am including a brand new pair of brake shoes since they will be off anyway. Clear PA title Needs inspection ( PA inspection ran out end of April 2013 ) Daughter bought newer car, this should have been inspected before tags came off but too late now Best advice I can give is come look at car, drive and make your own mind up $1,500 CASH AS-IS FIRM I live in Pennsylvania (Eastern Standard Time) Please don't Text or call after 10pm or before 8am (570)855-5785 NO TEXTS!!!!!!! IF YOU CAN'T TALK ON A PHONE DON'T WASTE MY TIME. PEOPLE WHO TEXT NEVER SHOW UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Changing the Emergency Brake Cables on a 1999 Ford Escort Now I am going to start off by saying that I am not a mechanic, but a guy that likes to work on things and save myself some money. The reason I changed the emergency brake cables is, here is Texas you have to have your car inspected every year and when I took my escort in it failed because the emergency brake did not work. On this escort there are 3 different cables that make up that system. There is one that goes from the hand lever inside the car to a part that I call an equalizer. What it does is adjust itself to pull on each of the other cables equally. From there a separate cable goes to each rear wheel. Those 2 cables were the only ones that I had to replace. The first thing I did was jack the rear end up and take the wheels off. Then I removed the brake drums. I removed the center console cover that was over the emergency break lever and loosened up the adjustment nut all the way off so that I would have enough play in the cable to disconnect the other 2 from it. Now to disconnect the 2 rear cables from the single cable, pull the exhaust to the side to get the nuts that held the heat shield off. Once I got that out of the way I was able to disconnect the 2 rear cables on that end. Further on back there were a couple of bolts that held the cables in place that I had to take off. The last thing I had to do to get the cables off was disconnect the cables at the drum. I will suggest to you that you go ahead and replace the rear brakes while you have everything apart. I have to go back a little bit and say that when I got the cables I noticed that they had different part numbers so I had the parts people mark on the box which side was which. The main difference was the little mounting bracket that was on the cable. When installing the cables I just worked my way backwards. I connected the new cable to the break drum mechanism then I ran the cable back and attached it to the solid bracket and then ran it back to where it connects to the center cable. Once I had both rear cables back in place I connected them to the center cable and threaded the adjustment rod back up through the floor and then to the break lever. I went back and reinstalled the heat shield over the exhaust and I was finished under the car. I put the wheels back on and lowered the car back down, torqued the lug nuts and then made the final adjustments at the break lever and installed the console. Test the emergency brakes by engaging it, start the car, give it some gas and see if the brakes hold you in place.