Hand brake, E brake, does this look right?

[jsoderbe]

Hi,

I'm putting my trailing arms back together on my 1973 Targa. Somehow the assembly doesnt look right. I thought the nuts were supposed to be one on each side of the plastic clamp on the trailing arm, but this is how it looks on the car:




It is half an inch off on one side, and almost an inch off on the other. Is this really right?

I have new hand brake wires, but forgot to order the tubes so I used the ones from my 1970 T Coupé. Does the assembly differ between 1970 and 1973?

Any advice would be very appreciated.


Regards,

Johan

[RSTarga]

The bracket on your trailing arm should have a c shaped opening on it for the metal nose piece to fit into. the two nuts are for adjustment and stay towards the middle of the car.

[jsoderbe]

Thanks,

Yes, they are C shaped, maybe not as C shaped as new ones, but anyway. So, the nuts shoud not be on each side of the C clamp? I thought they had to, to keep the wire from touching the cv shaft.


Regards,

Johan

[RSTarga]

no the nose piece fits into the c bracket and the nuts are both on one side. It's hard to see with my wheel on but I would assume the steel nose piece is trapped to provide the counter. one nut probably adjusts and the other is to keep the adjustment hold that nut in place.

[RSTarga]

you can see your nose piece has a shoulder but since your bracket is worn away it won't hold it.

[jsoderbe]

Hi guys,

thanks, excellent advice! I managed to get it together now, and it works great. But, to get it good I need new c-clamps as you said.


Regards,

Johan

[schumicat]

those nuts adjust the tension on the hand brake line so that each side pulls equally when you use the brake. one is a locknut and the other adjusts the length. there's a tech article on host site which explains the procedure.