Emergency brake lever springs How do you install?

[Ted Duke]

Originally Posted by MAG

For years I installed them the hard way. Using some kind of hook or heavy wire to pull the spring into the area and somehow twist it over and snap it around the lever Simular to George's pictures. A real pain. Recently I was helping a friend do his brake job and came up with a different method. No tools required. I discovered that I had been assembling all the brake parts and the only thing left to do was the spring. The new approach installs the spring FIRST. Before all the other parts are installed. Procedure as follows:
1. Slip the spring on the E-Brake Actuating Shaft and orient it properly with the straight portion on the housing hub.
2. Install the E-Brake Lever making sure the bent arm (hook)is in front of the Lever.
3. Continue with the brake installation and when the time comes to put the pin in the C Link connecting the E-brake Actuating Shaft it will do so with very little effort.
4. Install the E-Brake Rod.

If you aleady have the brakes assembled you can remove the pin from the C-Link and remove the E-Brake Lever. Then follow the above procedures.

I know fellows.... this sounds too easy because we have all fought this process many times and learned a whole lot of new Englidh terms doing it.
But, think about it. How did they do this job in the factory?
Hope this helps.

Good grief, broadcast this info, that is the hardest thing I have done on my 1929 Rdstr PU so far and you knew an easy way. I'll pass that along to my club.

Ted