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Help...Please help me (E-Brake) (6/16)
 3/25/11 6:41pm
JimGLifetime Member
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darn good idea...I was thinking safety wire but cutting it would be a pain..dental floss all I need is a small scissors...I like it.

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Help...Please help me (E-Brake) (7/16)
 4/16/11 7:37pm
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Did you get this done, Jim??
I tried to do mine today. Was going good until I tried to do the spring with the retainer clip.Wits EndWits End 2 hours and it still aint on and 3 more to go. Talk about driving a man to swear. I might just attach a big stick that drags on the ground when I pull up on the brake lever.
Anybody else got any tricks?
Help...Please help me (E-Brake) (8/16)
 4/17/11 9:35am
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I use small needle nose plyers to pull the pin through the retainer..Wink
Help...Please help me (E-Brake) (9/16)
 4/17/11 12:46pm
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does this help

Install the rear shoe to the trapped hold down pin. Use needle nose pliers to hold pin into place.

Install the spring and retainer with another pair of needle nose pliers. This is where patience comes into

play. There really isn’t any trick to do this ... Just time and patience. After you have installed the rear shoe

retainer, go to the front shoe retainer. Swing the front shoe partly back out so that the front hold down

spring and washer can be squeezed between the shoe and axle flange from the outside. Slide the spring

and washer over the center hole of the shoe. Guide the front hold down pin into the shoe hole and through

the spring and slot in the retainer washer from the rear of the backing plate. Use a second pair of needle

nose pliers from outside of the axle flange to push down on the retainer washer, turn the retainer 1/4 turn

and secure it to the pin. Now swing the shoe back into place.

Help...Please help me (E-Brake) (10/16)
 4/17/11 7:51pm
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Went back out and got it done today. Floss is a great idea. I had the article from Corvette Mag. I did the back before hooking on the top spring. Front is easier, you can hold the pin out from behind. Found this to be easier than trying to get it through the hub. Still a pain.


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Help...Please help me (E-Brake) (11/16)
 4/17/11 8:43pm
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I actually have repaired the E brake several times, and yes a real pain in the %#$&   My problem was that the lever that contacts the rear shoe kept sliding inward, and the ebrake quit working.  I am going to remove the hubs (yeah, I know - a lot of work - but we all hahve to lube the outer bearings sometime), and add a spot weld to the lever that inserts thru the backing plate.  I will let everyone know how it works.  As for the needle nose pliers that has been mentioned in previous posts, Snap-on makes real good needle nose pliers that are small enough to reach thru the hole, and still grip the pin.  Other brands will just frustrate you. 

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Help...Please help me (E-Brake) (12/16)
 4/17/11 11:18pm
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I used zip ties to compress spring and then cut the tie with diagonal pliers.
 
Help...Please help me (E-Brake) (13/16)
 4/18/11 8:36pm
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Geez...just had a parking brake shoe and stainlees steel hardware kit delivered yesterday...I'm really thrilled to hear all this good news!!  Confused

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Help...Please help me (E-Brake) (14/16)
 4/18/11 9:02pm
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forgot to mention, Best to have two good quality Needlenose pliers if you plan on leaving the Hubs in place.  The Floss that was mentioned in previous posts is something that I would also reccommend.

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Help...Please help me (E-Brake) (15/16)
 4/18/11 9:28pm
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Once I compressed the springs with thin vise grips and tied them with floss it wasn't too bad. Reaching in there was kinda like that old game "Operation" where the nose lights up and buzzes if you touch the side with the tweezers. LOL
A good set of eyes helps also.
Help...Please help me (E-Brake) (16/16)
 4/18/11 9:37pm
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While I'm at it, have any of you had a problem with the actuation lever not staying in contact with the brake shoe?  (Hence the reason I am having to remove the hubs to place a "bead" of weld on the lever just inside the backing plate to keep it from slipping away from the shoe)   I have installed New springs, levers, and shoes!

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