E-Brake Equalizer

[FoMoCoBronCo]

No matter how many times I “reset” my equalizer bracket to get both cable ends in their respective holes, the passenger side always slips out and moves to the center, causing unequal distribution of emergency breaking pressure.

Might be a dumb question, but is it possible that I have this installed incorrectly somehow? Or is the bracket just bent, preventing normal operation?

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[Oldtimer]

Mine has washer on other side of equalizer bracket (pulling force against washer), and no nuts on inside, so bracket floats.
I also added tie wraps to get E-brake cables to behave.

 

[Big Slim]

I wonder if there is adjustment needed if one side is pulling more than the other. Or too loose when not set allowing cable to move from position.
Mine was missing and used one from an f250 which is slotted different.

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[DirtDonk]

Might be a dumb question, but is it possible that I have this installed incorrectly somehow? Or is the bracket just bent, preventing normal operation?

Have you got a more overall picture where you can see how everything lines up?
Just from the angle of your first photos, it looks as if it’s pulling crooked. But it’s hard to tell without seeing the actual rear cables.
Do you have them routed differently than stock that you know of?

I wonder if one cable is binding up a little bit from old age, or something else is going on to put more pressure on one than the other.

 

[Steve83]

My guess would be that the cable is not sliding freely, so when you release it, that side goes slack momentarily, long enough for the ball to come out of its pocket & slide across.