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1949 dodge B1B brake assembly question. Need help


swffsu

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 I am new to this forum  and I need some help. I just purchased a 1949 dodge B1B truck and I am trying to figure out where the cable coming out of the drum in the rear it's attached to for the handbrake.  I have looked at the diagrams from the old manuals but I'm not sure if there are two cables, as you can see from my photo my cable is not long enough to attach to the handbrake assembly. What am I missing? 

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You can easily disconnect the cables that are on your newer rear end by removing your brake drums . Or just leave the cables in place and tie them up out of the way . Do you have the parking brake drum on the rear of your transmission ? If not , you might want to find a way to hook up those newer cables. 

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I have also heard of others fabricating mounts, and going with cable all the way to the original brake handle.

And then was a recent discussion with using line locks for parking brake.

Just thinking there may be a few ways to go back to original or upgrade what you have. Might want to do some thinking before making a decision.

Knowing what rear end is currently installed, may help getting the rest of the cables from a donor vehicle, then see if is worth making it work.

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Looking at the third member in the picture it looks to me like someone installed a 8 3/4 Mopar rear end . The two bosses with 4 empty holes on the top of the housing is where the pinion snubber would go.

                              John

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Thanks so much to everyone for their help. I am going to restore it to the original back to the transmission. I looked in the manual and found that the parts I am missing are all from the clamp/band assembly. Basically all the pieces from this photo below. Any idea where I can purchase them? 

Thx, Robert 

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14 hours ago, swffsu said:

Thanks so much to everyone for their help. I am going to restore it to the original back to the transmission. I looked in the manual and found that the parts I am missing are all from the clamp/band assembly. Basically all the pieces from this photo below. Any idea where I can purchase them? 

Thx, Robert 

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my suggestion is to first the check the "For Sale" section and if no luck there post a "Wanted" post.  None of the large parts are repopped, you'll have to buy from Epay, a member or go picking.

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May have what you need. Is it 3-speed or 4-speed transmission? Call, text, or email. 

Tom Anderson, Paonia CO, 970-986-1020, vikingminer49er@gmail.com

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