I suspect this is pretty common; happened to me too. Next time I have the
cover off with the MIG handy ...
Bob
On 1/2/2012 9:59 AM, Steve B. Gerow wrote:
> My parking brake - even though the rear drums are adjusted to drag slightly -
>has always barely caught in an almost
> vertical position. Not anywhere close to the "3-clicks up" position as
>desired.
>
> In the process of installing my Supra W58 tranny, I discovered the internal
>mount for the handbrake lever was broken -
> the weld had come loose from the frame x-member, allowing quite a lot of free
>rotation before the lever caught.
>
> I made a clamp-on reinforcing bracket and now the brake functions just like
>emergency brakes on other cars - it'll
> definitely hold the car on a hill.
>
> Just a FWIW.
>
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