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Can you let the cross member under the trans down? (lower the whole back end of the motor/g-box/ transfer case etc)
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possible to take a little of the bolt? when mine is adjusted up there is a lot of thread protruding? maybe silly but if it came out it should be able to go back in although sometimes there has to be some choice words good luck
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Tony
A friend in the VMVC , many years ago, installed one of the later Jeep handbrake systems in his WW2 Jeep ..e.g., the internal expanding shoe type used on the CJ Jeeps ? , - he fitted everything , new cable ..After a lot of work, the thing did work, but you still have to really pull hard on the dash handle to make it work, and even then, it is somewhat marginal. The cable is the weak link... it will stretch , even a new one is iffy. Land Rover hand brakes work so effectively cos it's a direct / short link with levers , down to the drum.... no cables to stuff it up. MIKE
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Stupid question but how did you take that bolt out in the first place? Why not just do the opposite.
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Tony,
I presume you removed the whole thing as a unit to refurbish it with the bolt hanging there and forgot to put the bolt back when you bolted it all up again. I assume you tried putting the hook upside down into the bottom of the hole then running the bolt in a semi circle until it stands upright. You might need to widen the hole a little to get it around the corner. Best thing to do and only about 20 minute's work is to drop the universal. Unbolt the output shaft flange and pull the brake bracket unit off, drop the bolt in and put it all back. I wouldn't do that but I am a bit rough. The hole is not critical with the hook so I would just get a drill of the bolt diameter and run through the hole and elongate it at the same angle you have the bolt jamming. By the looks of your photo it will not take much. You could also try a bar beside the bolt on the floor to prise it up, not so much that you permanantly bend the floor (but you could tap the lump back down again if you did). It is amazing how much movement you will get and as I said it does not look like you will need much. Last choice is to just get another bolt, threaded a both ends and slide it up fom the bottom and put a lock nut and heavy washer on it in place of the hook. The whole exercise is a basic waste of time because only one jeep in a thousand has a handbrake that could be described as working effectively. Your new modern brake linings are likely to be much too hard to work properly, despite perfect mechanical operation, anyway. Keep at it you will get it back together. Lang Last edited by Lang; 01-04-11 at 09:26. |
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I would like to thank, Lynn, Cameron,Mike, Jordan and Lang for their advice and idea's regarding to my "Transmission Brake" fitting problem. I had a good look at all the suggestions, then sat back had a good look at the problem and then solved it.
I made a simple surgical cut approx. 50mm x 20mm in the floor and then dropped the curved hooked bolt straight through, put the two springs on as the bolt came down and problem solved. The whole operation to put the brake back together, including the cutting out, took less then half an hour. No agro and no neighbours complaints about colourful language. I made a cover for the hole for any future use. Thanks again guys for your input. ![]() Little Jo ![]() Tony Van Rhoda
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Hi Tony
Now you need to assign a field modification service number the the solution. The rest of us will now be looking to see if other Jeeps have a similar little hole. My bet is that your solution may have been done before, though with out the attention to being neat, shall we say with a gas axe, or even an axe. Nice solution. Cheers Phil
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