Parking brake parts missing !

[4onthefloor]

preparing for arrival of steel park brake pulley. Pulled rear drum and oopsy ! Looks like someone removed the mechanical parts to actuate. Impala Bob lists Chevelle and El Camino for 64 but no full size. Are they the same ? I need the strut, spring and lever. These pics ar for a C10. just using for refernce.

 

[La Hot Rods]

I can check on my 63 4 door parts car.

 

[4onthefloor]

One of the mysteries in life. Why the hell would the parts be removed unless the cables are seized. Thats next to check but at least those seem to be a ailable

 

[La Hot Rods]

One would remove them if they were racing the car.

 

[4onthefloor]

That kind of makes sense actually. This body has under 9k miles on it and it sat since 1968. I have had it over 10 years and when I got it I went thru the brakes and did notice theywere disconnected .

 

[pvs409]

I bet I have the park brake parts inside the drums ( not on a car) No cables
they are off 62 or 63’s Chevy‘s Full size if that is what you need

 

[4onthefloor]

I will need both sides. Just the inside pieces. The white pieces and orange pieces pictured above for both sides. Certainly don’t have to be pretty since I drive this old pig. I think there are 2 clips, 2 wave washers and 2 springs but those can probably be had and were used in other applications. Strange that they arent repopped for big cars yet they make them for mid-size. Probably China stuff anyway.
I have heard before that people took these off or disconnected the park brakes for racing but what was the reason for doing that ? Cant be more than a pound or so in weight.

 

[4onthefloor]

My cables are just tucked behind the brake shoe. Odd.

 

[4onthefloor]

Pulleys came today. They are really close on the ID. OD perfect. Paul or James if you guys can check your parts for the 4 pieces inside the backing plates I can figure out how to get this done. Rather pay you guys than some unknown being on Faceplant or Craigslist. Still cant figure out how removing park brakes was a benefit to racing.

 

[4onthefloor]

One would remove them if they were racing the car.

I found the parts I need but still wondering why the park brake parts would be removed for racing ?????

 

[La Hot Rods]

I remove them so there are less parts hanging around in the brake drum and don't want a chance the park brake cable hanging up. I also remove the self adjuster.