Currently dismantling my two complete '64 trailing arm & drum assemblies, for ease of storage and handling; each weighs 50 lbs. Need advice on how to remove this yellow clip. Requires collapse of 3 or 4 spring-loaded legs into the hole, but can only get 2 without the others popping out. I can destroy the clip, but don't know if replacements available. Can't find anything in the P&A catalogs (somewhere under group 4.7xx ?).
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Re: 64 parking brake cable clip to brake flange plate
Wayne, take a small garden hose clamp and put it around the yellow clip. Tighten the hose clamp until the 4 prongs are depressed then push the yellow clamp into the hole. When the four prongs are in the hole remove the garden hose clamp.
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Re: 64 parking brake cable clip to brake flange plate
Wayne, Another way is find a piece of copper pipe or pipe, I think its about 1/2" and push over the clip. this will depress the clips, or take a flat blade screw driver and put side pressure on cable and release one tang at a time while pulling.New England chapter member, 63 Convert. 327/340- Chapter/Regional/national Top Flight, 72 coupe- chapter and regional Top Flight.Comment
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Re: 64 parking brake cable clip to brake flange plate
Got it off -- thanks for the tips, guys. Ended up using a piece of PVC (?) hose that was laying around. Slipped it over the cable and clip. Pipe was not stiff enough on its own to fully retract the 3 clips, but with aid of needle nose pliers squeezing at the raised bumps in the pipe, while wiggling the cable casing, out it came
. Hopefully the other side will go as well.
Bonus item in pic: probably the original Jan '64 rear brake line hose, with the single crimp and the C-clamp in the circumferential slot.Comment
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Re: 64 parking brake cable clip to brake flange plate
WayneGot it off -- thanks for the tips, guys. Ended up using a piece of PVC (?) hose that was laying around. Slipped it over the cable and clip. Pipe was not stiff enough on its own to fully retract the 3 clips, but with aid of needle nose pliers squeezing at the raised bumps in the pipe, while wiggling the cable casing, out it came. Hopefully the other side will go as well.
Bonus item in pic: probably the original Jan '64 rear brake line hose, with the single crimp and the C-clamp in the circumferential slot.
Is that chassis black on the parking brake cable?Comment
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Re: 64 parking brake cable clip to brake flange plate
Michael -- I was thinking of you as I dismantled this Jan '64 trailing arm/brake drum assy. Man, .... chassis black is almost everywhere ! Extremely thick in places (dried with a crinkle pattern), yet other spots missed entirely.
You may recall this is off a California '64 (4.56). EBay seller (to me) bought in 1968, before moving from CA to Klamath Falls OR with the intention of installing the independent rear in a thirty-something Chevy, but never got around to it. Just gotta post this picture of when I picked it up in spring 2005. I loaded it into the wife's '92 Mustang. Note: that's the seller in the photo, not me.
So the parts were in service about 4 years max, and it shows. Below are 3 pics I took for previous threads. Now that I've dismantled, the blackout is more evident and I will take more. The bare metal areas are where I put Varsol on a rag, just to see what was underneath -- virgin steel.
Notice in the 2nd pic; look closely and there's a band of white paint on the forward part of the T/A, then covered with blackout. The only other place I've seen this is on Burrough's 396 at NCRS National in St.Louis. I have a picture somewhere. Believe you may know a thing or two about this car
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Re: 64 parking brake cable clip to brake flange plate
Thanks Wayne. Great pictures.Michael -- I was thinking of you as I dismantled this Jan '64 trailing arm/brake drum assy. Man, .... chassis black is almost everywhere ! Extremely thick in places (dried with a crinkle pattern), yet other spots missed entirely.
You may recall this is off a California '64 (4.56). EBay seller (to me) bought in 1968, before moving from CA to Klamath Falls OR with the intention of installing the independent rear in a thirty-something Chevy, but never got around to it. Just gotta post this picture of when I picked it up in spring 2005. I loaded it into the wife's '92 Mustang. Note: that's the seller in the photo, not me.
So the parts were in service about 4 years max, and it shows. Below are 3 pics I took for previous threads. Now that I've dismantled, the blackout is more evident and I will take more. The bare metal areas are where I put Varsol on a rag, just to see what was underneath -- virgin steel.
Notice in the 2nd pic; look closely and there's a band of white paint on the forward part of the T/A, then covered with blackout. The only other place I've seen this is on Burrough's 396 at NCRS National in St.Louis. I have a picture somewhere. Believe you may know a thing or two about this car.
I wonder what the judges would think if they saw chassis black on the first 6" of the parking brake cable as it exits the brake backing plate on a restored car?Comment
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