69 Parking Brake Release

[4tiresngas]

Okay, I finally got a tension rod for the RH side and I installed all new cables for my parking brake. It previously just had a bent up cable coming from the parking brake pedal.

Now, it's all together, the parking brakes work, but when I pull the release, the pedal does not pop up. I only saw one spring on there that basically pulls the locking mechanism out of the way when you pull the release handle. Is there suppose to be another spring anywhere? Is it just the springs on the drum brakes that provide the pull back tension? Or, was my parking brake pedal assembly so rusted that even though I cleaned it up a little, it just does not want to pop back up?

Any help is appreciated. Two hours ago, I told my wife this would take me 30 minutes top....lol