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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 65 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 65 | I am trying to fix my parking brake. I purchase two parking brake cables what to I attach them to? The catalogs don't offer a Parking brake shoe lever for a 1951 Chevy 3100 1/2 ton. I need your help guys. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | Are you saying you don't have the emergency brake petal? Or are you asking how to hook up the rods? Do you have a factory assembly manual?
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | I purchase two parking brake cables what to I attach them to?Each cable attaches to the lever that attches to right (rear) shoe. Look at the bottom diagram at the link and you will see the rear brake parts. When the cable pulls the lever forward there is a spreader bar between the two shoes (the "strut" in the diagram - the parts names are a little hard to read). The spreader bar (strut) forces the forward shoe against the drum (actually both shoes gets forced against the drum by the lever's action). My guess is that you need the lever and the strut. I'd post a want ad in the Swap Meet. Tim | | | | | Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 65 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 65 | When I look in catalogs they don't seem to carry them for 1/2 ton.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 | I was lucky enough to have one strut so I took it to the Chevy Dealer parts department and the guy at the counter found one very similar that I used.
Like Tim says, put an ad in the Parts Wanted section... you'll have your best chance there unless you're in a hurry. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 582 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 582 | Parts suppliers don't carry these. I did post a wanted ad and got a reply from a guy in NY. Good price and sent me everything I needed. | | |
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