64 parking brake
I recently searched the TD board for information on disassembling the parking brake mechanism on a '64 and removing it from the car for restoration / service, but I found nothing. That caused me to tpress ahead with disassembly which leads me to posting this report of what I found.
The part of the parking brake system inside the car consists of a "T"-handle attached to a shaft. That shaft is inserted into a tube that is attached to the bracket that is fastened to the bottom of the "Z" brace. The forward end of the shaft does not protrude from the tube. A steel cable is attached to the shaft inside the tube and passes through the firewall and on to the the rear brakes. In order to remove the mechanism from the car it is necessary to separate the cable from the shaft.
There is a small steel block on top of the tube under the instrument panel. That block is part of the E-brake warning light system and it is mounted on a pin. The pin passes all the way through the tube and shaft and is press-fit to the shaft. If you gently tap the lower end of the pin with a drift, the pin can be extracted. Once extracted, the end of the shaft can be moved out of the tube and the cable disconnected from its ball-socket.
I hope this helps future restorers of 64s
The part of the parking brake system inside the car consists of a "T"-handle attached to a shaft. That shaft is inserted into a tube that is attached to the bracket that is fastened to the bottom of the "Z" brace. The forward end of the shaft does not protrude from the tube. A steel cable is attached to the shaft inside the tube and passes through the firewall and on to the the rear brakes. In order to remove the mechanism from the car it is necessary to separate the cable from the shaft.
There is a small steel block on top of the tube under the instrument panel. That block is part of the E-brake warning light system and it is mounted on a pin. The pin passes all the way through the tube and shaft and is press-fit to the shaft. If you gently tap the lower end of the pin with a drift, the pin can be extracted. Once extracted, the end of the shaft can be moved out of the tube and the cable disconnected from its ball-socket.
I hope this helps future restorers of 64s
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