tbirdman Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Looks like the parking brake lever will remain in the car this winter unless I can figure out how to remove it without disasembling half the car. It looks like the lever rides on a shaft which goes through the frame. The shaft on the other side of the frame has a bunch of stuff connected to it like the clutch, brake light etc. I feel if we start disconencting that stuff, I'll get beyond my level of knowledge and have a disaster. Is that the only way to get the emergency brake off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Speedster Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 If it's like the '29s there are a cover held on by 3 screws, 2 rods and a spring attached to the bottom end of lever. The spring is easy to lift off and the 2 rods are held on by clevis-pins and cotter-pins. Those are easy to get off if they are Not rusty. I think there is a small rod, that the spring hooks onto, that has to be removed also. The biggest problem is getting the large nut off the shaft that goes thru lever and attaches it to frame. There's not much room to get on the nut and the shaft has to be held on inside frame. After pulling that shaft out of lever, it lifts out the top thru floor. It really depends on how loose and oily everthing is, as to how hard it is to take apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbirdman Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 Here's a picture which shows the parking brake. The ratchet part, cotter pin etc have been removed. It's resting on the shaft. There is not enough room to slip the parking brake off the shaft. The arrow is pointing towards the shaft, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbirdman Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 Here's a picture of teh the other side with everything connected to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Speedster Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Okay, that assembly is completely different than in '29, and I see what you mean by complicated, WOW. The '29 had a hole in framerail that lever goes thru and the lever assembly is mounted on the inside of the framerail. Your's is mounted on the outside of framerail. The shaft is completely different also. It appears that yours will have to come out to the outside not the Inside like '29s and it will hit the floor before it's out far enough, correct? I would think the shaft has to come out of lever somehow? Does it appear to be pressed onto shaft or is there a locking pin or bolt on the other side, not visable in picture? I sure hope the complete assembly doesn't have to be disassembled to get it out. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbirdman Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 I'm afraid that the entire assembly needs to be taken apart on the other side asthey have decided to use th shaft as a place to mount everything. That's why I'm not too keen on dismantling everything. I mau just paint the section that is supposed to be gloss black and live with the fact that the handle is not in omptimal condition...though itis in very presentable shape.I was hoping you were going to tell me there was a trick to getting it out. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Speedster Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Maybe if the cone shaped mounting bracket was unbolted from inside of framerail, then you may be able to see how to remove the e-brake shaft from the inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbirdman Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Maybe if the cone shaped mounting bracket was unbolted from inside of framerail, then you may be able to see how to remove the e-brake shaft from the inside? </div></div>That looks like a Pandora box <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> with everything attached to that cone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom M Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Ken,Wish I could of helped you out but mine is setup the same as Ricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 We had the same problem on a '32 and determined that the e-brake handle was meant to be installed onto the frame before the body was dropped in place. When the car arrived at our shop from another, now closed, resto shop, we wondered why the e-brake lever had not been installed. Not wanting to remove the body on this otherwise completely restored car we did a bit of creative chisel work on the wood sill around the lever and were able to install the new one that way. Crude but effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Speedster Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Yah Man, Just Pop that Body Off, That'll get 'er Done. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> You don't want it to be Too Easy, Do ya? <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbirdman Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">We had the same problem on a '32 and determined that the e-brake handle was meant to be installed onto the frame before the body was dropped in place. When the car arrived at our shop from another, now closed, resto shop, we wondered why the e-brake lever had not been installed. Not wanting to remove the body on this otherwise completely restored car we did a bit of creative chisel work on the wood sill around the lever and were able to install the new one that way. Crude but effective. </div></div>I'm not sure that the chisel work would give us enough room to slid it off. It would give us about a 1/4" more room. I think the parking brake gets done in place and call it good. I'm not taking the body off. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom M Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm not taking the body off.</div></div> Awe come on Ken live a little I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbirdman Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm not taking the body off.</div></div> Awe come on Ken live a little I have. </div></div>Enough people think I'm crazy doing what I'm doing. If I remove the body I will be committed or at least brought into a 12 step program for car nuts! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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