Sniper Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 Went out to the garage this morning to adjust my hand brake. Annual inspection is due this month and the hand brake is a bit soft. So I busted out the service manual to follow the procedures. For the step I get to step two and that adjust is not there at all. Labeled 1 Guide Blt Adjusting nut (lower clearance) int he picture. The whole adjust is not there, the holes are present for it and it appear the parking band is new. I suspect the PO's mechanic put in a new parking band and didn't bother to put the adjuster back in.. In the picture below it appears to be a long bolt, double nutted with a lockwasher between the nuts. Anyone know for sure? And if so what do I need to get from the local Ace, if it is just a long bolt, two nuts and a lockwasher. Any help is greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 (edited) As an aside from the above, this was the major culprit for my soft hand brake application. https://youtu.be/Zcm_KH8UYS4 Edited August 3, 2020 by Sniper I can't type or spell apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJK Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 (edited) Mine was missing the anchor bolt and spring, rigged up a bolt with a nut between the inner and outer parts to achieve proper clearance. I'll look at mine tomorrow and get a picture for you. Edited August 3, 2020 by DJK update 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 I forgot to mention that the spring to the right of the cable lock nut is missing, no idea where the other end is supposed to hook up either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50mech Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 Yep, on mine is a flathead machine screw, double nutted on top. Likely not original though. Spring hooks to a long straight wire that hooks into a hole in the next body cross support, the one about even to the back of driver door. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50mech Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 Spring itself totals about 10" with 7 being spring and the last 3 just straight til the hook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Roberts Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 I think that the original had lacing wire through the head of the bolt , You can kind of see the wire in your photo . Just to keep the bolt from getting loose . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution DJK Posted August 3, 2020 Solution Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 the bolt you need is 1/4 -20 -2.5 inches long. I just noticed mine has the nuts on the bottom instead of on top like your picture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike36 Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 Sniper, there are several different styles of these. Any advice on what you need should be specific to the car you have or it may not adjust correctly. Same goes for pictures, need to be of like style and year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 It's a 1951 Plymouth Cambridge, see right below my name. It looks exactly like the one in the the drawing I posted, right out of my service manual and less the missing parts I asked about. Not sure how much more specific I can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted August 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 6 hours ago, DJK said: the bolt you need is 1/4 -20 -2.5 inches long. I just noticed mine has the nuts on the bottom instead of on top like your picture. Thank you, that is exactly what I needed, now to go buy the parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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