78 parking brake sping
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Atoka, TN
78 parking brake sping
So I have been chasing a noise and have finally found the culprit. The parking shoe hold down pin/spring/cap assemblies on the driver’s control arm. The forward cap is hitting the back of the wheel studs. The rear one looks bent. Also noticed I may have a bent rear slot mag. Bummer. Check out the vids, let me know what you think,
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Atoka, TN
Thank you for posting that pic Peterbuilt! Looks like the 2 hold down pins are different lengths and whoever rebuilt the parking brakes may have put them in the wrong spots.
side note: I bought this car 2 weeks ago. Bought it from a widow. Original paint and mostly original interior. Probably the cleanest birdcage I’ve ever seen. Body mounts all look great, even #2 on each side. She said her husband took it to the shop any time he though something was wrong.
side note: I bought this car 2 weeks ago. Bought it from a widow. Original paint and mostly original interior. Probably the cleanest birdcage I’ve ever seen. Body mounts all look great, even #2 on each side. She said her husband took it to the shop any time he though something was wrong.
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DB-14 from Zip are all the parts that you might need.
All the pins should be the same size, one is easy to replace the other one is not.
All the pins should be the same size, one is easy to replace the other one is not.
