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1976 280Z Restoration Project

280Z rebuild

December 9, 20177 yr

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Added a spring for tension until I find a solution to my park brake issue.
The second picture shows the notch in the yoke assembly for the factory tension spring.

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December 10, 20177 yr

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On 9-12-2017 at 3:57 PM, Captain Obvious said:

Chas, Thanks for that closer-up pic of the spring.

I think the pic I posted is of your car as well. I had "hoovered" some pics of cars when I was working on fuel line routing and piping, and you had posted a bunch that were quite helpful to figure out how things should be routed. Thanks!!

Well I'll be damned. Looking at your photo I didn't realise thats my car.

Had a quick look through the photos and this one shows the spring connecting to cable yoke a little better.

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December 10, 20177 yr

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On 9-12-2017 at 7:11 PM, wheee! said:

Added a spring for tension until I find a solution to my park brake issue.
The second picture shows the notch in the yoke assembly for the factory tension spring.

Mark, I think the spring connecting to the yoke will give you the best result. That way all the "loose" components will be under spring tension and not rattle.

With the spring connecting to the lever, the yoke will hang loose and rattle like mine did. Talking for experience here.....

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December 10, 20177 yr

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comment_537109

I agree Chas, but I am not adding the yoke yet as I do not have a good cable or the right cable for the park brakes yet. This will keep things tight for now.

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December 11, 20177 yr

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On ‎12‎/‎9‎/‎2017 at 11:21 AM, wheee! said:

This is a good place to point out all the support and help I have received from this forum and the great people on it.

This is a great sentiment, and one that I share as well. I've gotten so much help and support from the people here. Thank you all so much!

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December 11, 20177 yr

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....hmmm.

I think I forgot something.

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December 11, 20177 yr

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comment_537232

Yup. spring ain't there

Edited December 11, 20177 yr by wheee!

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December 12, 20177 yr

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I think he forgot the handle.

Maybe vandals took it?

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December 12, 20177 yr

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Could’ve been a “brake-in”....

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December 12, 20177 yr

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11 hours ago, wheee! said:

Could’ve been a “brake-in”....

groan....

:-)

I have some work to do under there anyway. I'll put the spring in when I do it. Just haven't motivated myself to crawl around on the cold cement floor.