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| | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 13 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 13 | Have a 50 GMC 100, finally made the connection between the late model rear end emergency brake cables with the rest of the system. Now it's onto the stock e-brake pedal and release mechanism. The problem is it just wants to "release" all the time. When the pedal is applied it is supposed to be set using the friction of the e-brake pedal rod and a metal plate that it runs through. You "AD" truck owners know what I'm talking about. So I was thinking I could probably bend the end of the metal "brake release" plate to create a sharper angle and hopefully more friction. Was wondering what others have done. Nice to have a working e-brake with a manual trans truck.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | Yes, friction in that hole is supposed to hold it. I wonder if the metal plate can be flipped over. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,644 | Just try and sharpen the edge of the inside of the hole that the foot brake rod goes thru most of the time the edge is rounded off and does not bite the rod and make sure the spring pushes up on the metal plate so it will bite the rod.
Pete
Last edited by Pete52; 05/20/2010 12:42 AM.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Just try and sharpen the edge of the inside of the hole that the foot brake rod goes thru most of the time the edge is rounded off and does not bite the rod and make sure the spring pushes up on the metal plate so it will bite the rod.
Pete Good advice Pete, just done the same thing,worked like a charm! 10 minutes with a rat-tail file,and I also gave the spring a little stretch too, just to increase the pressure.
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