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Woogeroo · 09-20-2005, 07:31 AM

I had not gotten to the cables yet.

I had the shoes, the adjuster thing, the spring at the bottom above the adjuster - the parking lever attached to the shoe, the spreader bar and anti rattle spring for the spreader bar...

I am thinking the parking brake lever wasn't tucking in all the way behind the shoe... but since I had no idea how it was supposed to be, I didn't want to start whacking on things.

64fleetside - my cables are from American Classic - their part no. and description:

part no. :BR1734 / 1966-72 Brake cable - rear, 127 inch wheelbase, with coil springs, with TH400, 1/2 ton, 2WD, pickup, 40 inch length, 30 inch casing

I have a long bed, 127 inch wheelbase stepside...

Thanks to all.

-W

update / edit : Upon further review! The 'teeth' on the parking brake lever are bent(where the speader bar sticks into)... this might explain why it wasn't ducking in behind the brake shoe.

I was so irritated, I didn't catch it before.

part no: 5462672-L

I'm guessing the L is for 'left' or driver side, which is the one I was working on.

A few good steady blows with a good hammer to bend 'em back in line? yes/no?

hmn...

-W

09-20-2005, 07:31 AM	#5
Woogeroo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: tool box Posts: 3,115	I had not gotten to the cables yet. I had the shoes, the adjuster thing, the spring at the bottom above the adjuster - the parking lever attached to the shoe, the spreader bar and anti rattle spring for the spreader bar... I am thinking the parking brake lever wasn't tucking in all the way behind the shoe... but since I had no idea how it was supposed to be, I didn't want to start whacking on things. 64fleetside - my cables are from American Classic - their part no. and description: part no. :BR1734 / 1966-72 Brake cable - rear, 127 inch wheelbase, with coil springs, with TH400, 1/2 ton, 2WD, pickup, 40 inch length, 30 inch casing I have a long bed, 127 inch wheelbase stepside... Thanks to all. -W update / edit : Upon further review! The 'teeth' on the parking brake lever are bent(where the speader bar sticks into)... this might explain why it wasn't ducking in behind the brake shoe. I was so irritated, I didn't catch it before. part no: 5462672-L I'm guessing the L is for 'left' or driver side, which is the one I was working on. A few good steady blows with a good hammer to bend 'em back in line? yes/no? hmn... -W Last edited by Woogeroo; 09-20-2005 at 08:27 AM.