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Has anyone used the ss hardware and cable ? If so how did you get the cable to stay on ? I got everything on and adjusted it, so far so good . As soon as I release handle...bang, cable fly's off.
It looks like the little tab is bent, easy to do. I would just put a screwdriver behind it and bend it over to a 90 degree angle to the cable. You don't need to close it up, just bend it over. Good luck
While having something under it to support it like 'kanvasman' mentioned also put a drill bit shaft in there that is the same diameter of the cable itself so when I hit it..I do not close it up too much....because if you go too far.....then you REALLY will have a fun time trying to desperate it back out again.
I have learned that when I am doing the park brake kits...I check this before I put them in along with some other parts of the kit that will need to be modified slightly.
Pull the spring back and get the cable all the way down into the lever, then if it's still trying to come out, bend the lever a bit more. I used all SS parts on my 69, never had any problem.
I kinda agree with what you are saying...but in the first photo where I am seeing the spring going inside to hook if the lever...is an indication that it is splayed out too far....or at least for me it is.
I kinda agree with what you are saying...but in the first photo where I am seeing the spring going inside to hook if the lever...is an indication that it is splayed out too far....or at least for me it is.
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I see that too. But I also see the ball end on the cable is not even close to being where it should be. In both pictures.
I see that too. But I also see the ball end on the cable is not even close to being where it should be. In both pictures.
I did also..and yes...you may be correct in your diagnosis. But I have also seen it like what is shown in the photos and I had to tweak the levers also due to the ball ends pop out even when caged.
The clip has to be staked so the cable will not come out when the brake is released.
I cut a washer with my dremmel / Milwaukee tool into a "C" and slip it between the spring and arm. Take a blunt punch - support the arm with a flat chisel and hit the opening side of the arm with the blunt punch so it almost closes (and traps the cable) and will not allow the cable to slip out. Keep an eye on the cable to be sure it stays in arm.
This is how Chevy did it back in the day - as per my friends dad a retired Chevy mechanic.
I have done quite a few and have no issues.
To remove the cable I use a small steel wedge and force it into the opening with a C clamp. This works very well.
Each person has their own way, a friend used a C clamp to push the opening closed - it worked.....
It looks like the little tab is bent, easy to do. I would just put a screwdriver behind it and bend it over to a 90 degree angle to the cable. You don't need to close it up, just bend it over. Good luck
The tab is not long enough to bend. the pics are after the thing popped off.
While having something under it to support it like 'kanvasman' mentioned also put a drill bit shaft in there that is the same diameter of the cable itself so when I hit it..I do not close it up too much....because if you go too far.....then you REALLY will have a fun time trying to desperate it back out again.
I have learned that when I am doing the park brake kits...I check this before I put them in along with some other parts of the kit that will need to be modified slightly.
The clip has to be staked so the cable will not come out when the brake is released.
I cut a washer with my dremmel / Milwaukee tool into a "C" and slip it between the spring and arm. Take a blunt punch - support the arm with a flat chisel and hit the opening side of the arm with the blunt punch so it almost closes (and traps the cable) and will not allow the cable to slip out. Keep an eye on the cable to be sure it stays in arm.
This is how Chevy did it back in the day - as per my friends dad a retired Chevy mechanic.
I have done quite a few and have no issues.
To remove the cable I use a small steel wedge and force it into the opening with a C clamp. This works very well.
Each person has their own way, a friend used a C clamp to push the opening closed - it worked.....
E-brake cable question
