B3B parking brake handle

[bkahler]

I'm trying to figure out if the firewall pad goes in before the parking brake assembly that bolts under the dash. The hole in the pad isn't large enough for the parking brake assembly to fit through but I'm sure its not supposed to be bolted to the firewall on top of the firewall pad. My best is I'll need to cut a slot in the pad to fit it over the brake assembly.

Thanks,

Brad

[Jim Shepard]

I mounted my break setup first. If your pad is from Roberts none of the holes will line up anyway.

[bkahler]

I mounted my break setup first. If your pad is from Roberts none of the holes will line up anyway.

Jim, at the moment I can't remember if I bought the pad from Roberts or Bernbaums. I'll have to check my records.

Another issue I just realized has to do with the heater. I have the deluxe heater and need to know whether the firewall pad is cut away where the heater goes or whether it goes between the heater and the firewall. Mine has the fresh air intake so I'm going to have to cut the pad anyway.

First reaction is the pad gets cut so there is nothing between the heater and the firewall. I'd be concerned about having to compress the firewall pad enough to make sure it didn't cause problems down the road from compressing more allowing the heater mounting bolts to loosen up.

Its a real bear trying to reassemble a truck that was taken apart 11 years ago

Thanks,

Brad

[Byronb3b]

I installed a new fire wall pad in my B3B a couple of years ago, I also have the fresh air heater, I cut some pieces of tubing and slid them over the bolts that hold the in the cab part of the heater to the firewall to act as spacers so as not to compress the pad too much. If I remember correctly the heater has to sit atop the pad for the defroster door to have room to swing open. Good Luck Byron

[bkahler]

I installed a new fire wall pad in my B3B a couple of years ago, I also have the fresh air heater, I cut some pieces of tubing and slid them over the bolts that hold the in the cab part of the heater to the firewall to act as spacers so as not to compress the pad too much. If I remember correctly the heater has to sit atop the pad for the defroster door to have room to swing open. Good Luck Byron

Bryon,

Thats a good point about the defroster door. I like your idea using spacers. I would think you would want to compress the pad just enough to make a seal around the fresh air opening so spacers seem like the ideal solution.

Thanks for the excellent idea!

Brad