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| | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 54 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 54 | I'm putting new parking brake cables on a '53 3800, but i assume they are the same as 3100 or3600 other than length. There is small plate that goes on either side of the backing plate that positions the cable. Both of the plates are on the cable, with the ends crimped on so they can't be removed. Will the inner plate fit through the hole in the backing plate? I looked at it a minute or two and it seemed close, but didn't fit in my minute or so of trying. If i get it positioned right will it fit through? I don't see how else to get it together since the ends are crimped on. Thanks,
Josh | | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,844 Gearhead, Stovebolt Tech and Parts Tracker, Mod for Swap Meet and GTT | | Gearhead, Stovebolt Tech and Parts Tracker, Mod for Swap Meet and GTT Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,844 | Josh, A picture of what you have is worth a 1000 words. Can't tell what "plates" you are trying to describe or their placement, so difficult to offer help.  Can you post some pictures of what you have and where you are trying to install it??? Show us what you have and we can try and help from there.  Dan
~ Dan 1951 Chevy 3 window 3100Follow this story in the DITY Gallery"My Grandpa Carl's Truck and How it Became Mine"1966 Chevelle (Wife's Hot Rod) | 2013 Chevy Silverado (Current daily driver) US Army MSG Retired (1977-1998) | Com Fac Maint Lead Tech Retired (1998-2021)
| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,054 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,054 | Just guessing, but probably both plates install on the outside. The one closest to the backing plate is probably just there to seal the back side, assuming it fits flat against the backing plate. The cables for 3100's are similar, and both plates go on the outside of the backing plate with a thick felt gasket to seal them.
Like Dan said, a picture is worth 1000 words.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,004 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,004 | They both go on the outside
I have a photo but it’s too big to post via iOS
I can shrink it later on laptop and post it if no one else has by then
-s | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 54 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 54 | I’m not sure how to post pictures, but it makes sense that they would both go on the outside. Where does the felt go? Between them? Between the inner one and the backing plate? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 4,476 AD Addict & Tinkerer | | AD Addict & Tinkerer Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 4,476 | The felt as, Klhansen pointed out, goes between the plates and the backing plate.
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Phil Moderator, The Engine Shop, Interiors and Project Journals1952 Chevrolet 3100, Three on the Tree, 4:11 torque tube Updated to: ‘59 235 w/hydraulic lifters, 12v w/alternator, HEI, PCV and Power front Disc BrakesProject JournalsStovebolt Gallery Forum | | |
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