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1970 Challenger parking brake lever, need a picture?

Started by Brads70, May 13, 2017, 05:29:07 PM

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shawge

It's probably the small spring inside the assembly as Alan said. I'll bet  :alan2cents: the spring is still hanging on in there.  When mine broke from being in the acid bath too long, I scrounged one from a set of springs from HF.

Edit: small spring here, from MegaParts kit
http://www.megapartsusa.com/proddetail.asp?prod=199-DR056A
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BillyB

FYI. The exact bushing can be found at Grainger under the description of "nylon shoulder washer" here: https://www.grainger.com/product/GRAINGER-APPROVED-0-25-in-Nylon-6-6-Shoulder-4DCJ9

Replacing this bushing requires removing the release lever linkage at the rivet, but the shoulder washer does have the clearance to go over the bends in the linkage.


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It's not big bucks...but if anyone bought a box of the Grainger plastic grommets and wants to sell a few Pm me.
I may buy a box and try them out.
However, it appears the original version had a wide portion that allowed it to snap in place.
The Mega Parts kit has a rubber grommet, that works, but also can become dislodged if you pull the arm and it drags on the grommet.
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Ns1aar

Just bought a box of th bushings ill see what happens

DeathProofCuda

@Brads70 Did you ever get this issue resolved, and if so, what was the fix?

Brads70

Quote from: DeathProofCuda on July 18, 2023, 12:37:57 PM
@Brads70 Did you ever get this issue resolved, and if so, what was the fix?

Humm to be honest I can't remember? I did source a replacement parking brake mechanism but it's still sitting on the shelf. Can't say I use the parking brake much being an automatic.
Sorry I know that's not much help.