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Old May 6, 2025 | 11:39 AM
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Does anyone know the thread size, coarse or fine of the bolt that goes through the Parking Brake console into the rear bulkhead?
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I'll guess the bolt is 1/4 x 20 about 1 inch or 1&1/2 inches long.
You will find it is easier to screw the bolt into the consol first with the head facing the engine.and then slide the consol into the bulkhead hole.

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Do you then put a nut on the other end behind the rear bulkhead?
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The reinforcement (shown in your photo) gives the console strength so that if you lean on it the console does not crack, so no I did not put a nut on the bolt.
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Great call out. Never thought of attaching this way.
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Then that’s what I shall do! Thanks very much.
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Or, you can make the threaded end a "bull-nose" that merely gets inserted into the hole in the rear blukhead panel. Then you never have to remove that bolt again.
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