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Anyone got a picture or diagram showing the bracket that mounts the external parking brake band to a spicer 5 speed? Got a 59 chevy 2 1/2 ton that doesnt have one and trying to put one on. Any pictures in general would be helpful too.

What parts do you have?

Is the drum and output flange still on the back of the transmission?

Do you have the hand brake lever and it's linkage?

Post a picture of what you have...

Mike B

Since the truck was a firetruck, it had a parking brake behind the pump but that is long gone, so I am left with the lever and a super long rod. There are 3 mounting studs left on the drivers side of the trans where a normal brake would have gone. I got a band assembly from someone off a clark transmission i believe since its 9 1/2x2 1/2 instead of 9 1/2x3" but dont have the drum or attaching bracket yet.

Ill get some pictures this afternoon.

That location is a good one for mounting a Brownie trans. if you wish an OD drive gear. Brownies come with park brakes.

Ed

If i had the original driveshafts, i would love to add a brownie but unfortunately its cut to fit without one. Maybe some day. Basically everything that touched a piece of fire equipment was cut off with a plasma cutter.

Heres what i have. There is a pto for the dump bed going in the open pto spot.

It is always best to start out an additional piece of driveline equipment with correct, known, new driveshafts.

Ed

The guy I bought the truck from took the driveshafts out of a schoolbus and had them cut to the correct length so they are relatively new.

Looks like you have everything for the passenger side of the trans, but your missing the Bar, Pin and Spring for the drivers side.

See if these pictures help...

Mike B

Where did you get that middle exploded view? Thats great, didnt see that in the shop or assembly manual.

Mike B

Reviving this in my search for a drum. I made a post in parts wanted, but does anyone know if there is another transmission that has a parking brake drum that would fit my spicer 3152? At this point I dont care if it is narrower like the clark or wider like the spicer, I just need something!

look at see if the clark parts are interchangeable with spicer

if it does or maybe you can just use some of them

https://www.vanderhaags.com/detailv...e=transmission-brake&wcf=parentmodel

Looks like vanderhaags has some 3152 transmissions for sale with the brake on it. maybe they will just sell you the parts needed

Anyone know what transmissions have the same parking brake? Are all the spicer 5 speeds the same? If there is a more common one, maybe i can search for that.

My parts books show Chevrolet only used one Spicer 5-speed from 1956-66. They all used the same Drum (Spicer 20B-54). You'll need to contact Dana/Spicer to see what other transmissions might have shared this drum. Drums from other manufactures won't have the same bolt pattern or drum center disc offset. You'll need to match your output shaft Flange bolt pattern with the Drum.

Call R L Jackson in Port Deposit, Maryland and see if they can help, they sell used truck parts...Phone: (410) 378-2481

Mike B