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Gil Sissons · 06-12-2016, 11:37 AM

My brake pedal does not return fully....and have one of the aftermarket brackets with a spring that keeps it in place nicely. While replacing the tranny this bracket/spring was taken off...and I can't seem to figure out how it goes back on!
Anyone with a photo or other help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you. Gil NoCal

H. L. Chauvin · 06-12-2016, 12:26 PM

Hi Gil,

After years of FAQ's, in lieu of continuing to respond to the same Model A questions all of the time, Mr. Walt Bratton added tips in his printed catalog, one of which is a diagram of installing this return spring.

Hope this helps.

Gil Sissons · 06-12-2016, 01:16 PM

Great help! Will go find the catalog!
Gil NoCal

Y-Blockhead · 06-12-2016, 01:35 PM

MAC's has the instructions in their online catalog...

http://www.macsautoparts.com/assets/...s/A2455ACC.pdf

Mitch//pa · 06-12-2016, 02:09 PM

Originally they were not used but have become popular to compensate for a pedal return problem

700rpm · 06-12-2016, 03:46 PM

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Mine did this, and when I pulled the DS rear hub, I saw why: the long spring had become jammed between the backing plate and the e-brake carrier. There is just enough space for the spring to be pulled in there. I put a new spring in, and it was OK for a while, but the problem is back. I don't know how to avoid this, and I hate to resort to bandaid fixes. Any suggestions?

BILL WILLIAMSON · 06-12-2016, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 700rpm

Mine did this, and when I pulled the DS rear hub, I saw why: the long spring had become jammed between the backing plate and the e-brake carrier. There is just enough space for the spring to be pulled in there. I put a new spring in, and it was OK for a while, but the problem is back. I don't know how to avoid this, and I hate to resort to bandaid fixes. Any suggestions?

THAT AIN'T NO BANDAID

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taffrail · 06-12-2016, 09:18 PM

My 30 tudor had one of those brackets on the pedal when I got it, it didn't look right. I fixed and adjusted everything and got rid of the bracket. A year later brake pedal sticking, brake light on, dead battery. I hooked a small spring to a 28 brake clevis pin to a bracket ( where you can't see it ) No stuck pedal, no dead battery, no shade tree mechanic looking bracket.

Gil Sissons · 06-12-2016, 10:58 PM

The Mac's drawings most helpful.
Mighty tight spring....now in place.
Thanks for the help.
Gil. NoCal

emf · 06-13-2016, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taffrail

No stuck pedal, no dead battery, no shade tree mechanic looking bracket.

So you traded one shade tree mechanic looking bracket for another...

taffrail · 06-13-2016, 05:13 PM

My shade tree fix you can't see, unless you have a creeper!

Dick Steinkamp · 06-13-2016, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taffrail

My shade tree fix you can't see, unless you have a creeper!

Same with the one available from our vendors....but you do get extra credit for doing your own. That's part of the hobby for me too. Solving a problem myself rather than buying the solution.

Gino · 06-14-2016, 04:50 AM

I found that if I have no slack in the brake rods and keep all the linkage lubed, the problem is solved. However I replaced the brake light switch with a new one from a 1968 Camaro. This might have helped as well. Install a kill switch, I shut everything down every night.

06-12-2016, 11:37 AM	#1
Gil Sissons Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: No Cal Posts: 224	Brake pedal return spring My brake pedal does not return fully....and have one of the aftermarket brackets with a spring that keeps it in place nicely. While replacing the tranny this bracket/spring was taken off...and I can't seem to figure out how it goes back on! Anyone with a photo or other help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Gil NoCal

06-12-2016, 12:26 PM	#2
H. L. Chauvin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,179	Re: Brake pedal return spring Hi Gil, After years of FAQ's, in lieu of continuing to respond to the same Model A questions all of the time, Mr. Walt Bratton added tips in his printed catalog, one of which is a diagram of installing this return spring. Hope this helps.

06-12-2016, 01:16 PM	#3
Gil Sissons Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: No Cal Posts: 224	Re: Brake pedal return spring Great help! Will go find the catalog! Gil NoCal

06-12-2016, 01:35 PM	#4
Y-Blockhead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 5,848	Re: Brake pedal return spring MAC's has the instructions in their online catalog... http://www.macsautoparts.com/assets/...s/A2455ACC.pdf

06-12-2016, 02:09 PM	#5
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Brake pedal return spring Originally they were not used but have become popular to compensate for a pedal return problem

06-12-2016, 03:46 PM	#6
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,902	Re: Brake pedal return spring Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Mine did this, and when I pulled the DS rear hub, I saw why: the long spring had become jammed between the backing plate and the e-brake carrier. There is just enough space for the spring to be pulled in there. I put a new spring in, and it was OK for a while, but the problem is back. I don't know how to avoid this, and I hate to resort to bandaid fixes. Any suggestions? __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.

06-12-2016, 09:18 PM	#8
taffrail Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Hingham, MA Posts: 135	Re: Brake pedal return spring My 30 tudor had one of those brackets on the pedal when I got it, it didn't look right. I fixed and adjusted everything and got rid of the bracket. A year later brake pedal sticking, brake light on, dead battery. I hooked a small spring to a 28 brake clevis pin to a bracket ( where you can't see it ) No stuck pedal, no dead battery, no shade tree mechanic looking bracket.

06-12-2016, 10:58 PM	#9
Gil Sissons Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: No Cal Posts: 224	Re: Brake pedal return spring The Mac's drawings most helpful. Mighty tight spring....now in place. Thanks for the help. Gil. NoCal

06-13-2016, 05:13 PM	#11
taffrail Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Hingham, MA Posts: 135	Re: Brake pedal return spring My shade tree fix you can't see, unless you have a creeper!

06-14-2016, 04:50 AM	#13
Gino Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Falmouth, Ma. Posts: 313	Re: Brake pedal return spring I found that if I have no slack in the brake rods and keep all the linkage lubed, the problem is solved. However I replaced the brake light switch with a new one from a 1968 Camaro. This might have helped as well. Install a kill switch, I shut everything down every night.