brake equalizer cross shaft

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by pat in Santa Cruz

thanks guys
this all helps. Apparently the shaft or brackets are worn, and the oddball thing is in there to take up the slop. It has the correct brackets, but either they or the shaft is worn so much someone could get a 1/4 inch "shim" in there. I guess the shaft is coming out one of these days to address the looseness. As it is now, it clunks rather loudly on bumps.

My 28 Phaeton also makes a loud clunking when ever I go over railroad tracks or hit bumps. I thought it was brake rods, but it may be this linkage. Someone stuck a sliver of wood under the left side top bracket part.