53 Chevy 3100 Brake Question - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

dfmoeller · 01-25-2017, 05:34 PM

You guys are right on top of the questions here. A very useful help.

Working on a friends truck. He complained of his parking brake isn't engaging. I suspect it is simply way out of adjustment, but in looking at it, I notice that there are no springs on the parking brake extension rod where it engages the toggle lever - both sides the same. Is this normal? The diagram in the service manual (which actually labels the pic as a 1 ton) shows springs. Not sure if this is critical. And if it is, not at all sure where to locate a set. Help!

Doug

01-25-2017, 05:34 PM	#1
dfmoeller Registered User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 3	53 Chevy 3100 Brake Question You guys are right on top of the questions here. A very useful help. Working on a friends truck. He complained of his parking brake isn't engaging. I suspect it is simply way out of adjustment, but in looking at it, I notice that there are no springs on the parking brake extension rod where it engages the toggle lever - both sides the same. Is this normal? The diagram in the service manual (which actually labels the pic as a 1 ton) shows springs. Not sure if this is critical. And if it is, not at all sure where to locate a set. Help! Doug



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