Quick help with 1964 parking brake
04-10-2015, 12:51 PM
#1
Le Mans Master
Thread Starter
Quick help with 1964 parking brake
Well folks I did it- I drove off with my parking brake set and drive for several miles. It seemed to be holding before and now it doesn't even try.
On my '64 with new shoes and hardware, can anyone tell me easily how to adjust my parking brake back into operation? I have backed up and done the self adjusters many time and my pedal is firm, only the parking brake is inoperable.
I'm hoping to take the car 3 hours to the Biltmore tomorrow. If I park on a reasonably level surface should I be worried about leaving it in reverse overnight? My engine seems to have good compression but I wasn't sure what the overnight effect might be, and didn't want it to roll (or suffer the indignity with my wife of having to scotch a wheel!!!)
Thanks men, I only have a few hours to work this out. I used the search key but only found disc brake advice.
On my '64 with new shoes and hardware, can anyone tell me easily how to adjust my parking brake back into operation? I have backed up and done the self adjusters many time and my pedal is firm, only the parking brake is inoperable.
I'm hoping to take the car 3 hours to the Biltmore tomorrow. If I park on a reasonably level surface should I be worried about leaving it in reverse overnight? My engine seems to have good compression but I wasn't sure what the overnight effect might be, and didn't want it to roll (or suffer the indignity with my wife of having to scotch a wheel!!!)
Thanks men, I only have a few hours to work this out. I used the search key but only found disc brake advice.
04-10-2015, 01:15 PM
#2
Well folks I did it- I drove off with my parking brake set and drive for several miles. It seemed to be holding before and now it doesn't even try.
On my '64 with new shoes and hardware, can anyone tell me easily how to adjust my parking brake back into operation? I have backed up and done the self adjusters many time and my pedal is firm, only the parking brake is inoperable.
I'm hoping to take the car 3 hours to the Biltmore tomorrow. If I park on a reasonably level surface should I be worried about leaving it in reverse overnight? My engine seems to have good compression but I wasn't sure what the overnight effect might be, and didn't want it to roll (or suffer the indignity with my wife of having to scotch a wheel!!!)
Thanks men, I only have a few hours to work this out. I used the search key but only found disc brake advice.
On my '64 with new shoes and hardware, can anyone tell me easily how to adjust my parking brake back into operation? I have backed up and done the self adjusters many time and my pedal is firm, only the parking brake is inoperable.
I'm hoping to take the car 3 hours to the Biltmore tomorrow. If I park on a reasonably level surface should I be worried about leaving it in reverse overnight? My engine seems to have good compression but I wasn't sure what the overnight effect might be, and didn't want it to roll (or suffer the indignity with my wife of having to scotch a wheel!!!)
Thanks men, I only have a few hours to work this out. I used the search key but only found disc brake advice.
04-10-2015, 02:30 PM
#3
Le Mans Master
Thread Starter
I'd never done it, so I wasn't sure how to hold my mouth. However, after all that adjusting and the drive home the other day...I just went out to the garage and it gets FIRM after just a few clicks! I wonder why, but I'm happy.