Handbrake Lever mounting - TC - Help Please

[jbcollier]

It does get busy in there.  To mine I have also added: pressure and return lines for AC, two lines for a front mounted oil cooler and two cables for a cable shifter.

[Nisswa Collision]

Question: How much slop should there be, up & down, on the reaction lever pivot? Mine seems to have more than 1/8". Do you think that could cause any problem? I can't think of any but it doesn't seem right.

[GavinT]

There's supposed to be a washer/spacer under the pivot but I can't remember how much running clearance that provides . . or how much it's supposed to provide.

Can't see 1/8" up/down slop causing much issue but I've seen reports that the cable end rubs on the fibreglass underneath. I'd just put a washer/spacer in and allow a little clearance.

[SilverBeast]

Mine rubs. You can see in the picture I liked to earlier in the post.

[Gary t]

54/1173 rubs. I put a rub barrier on the coolant tubes.

[GavinT]

Mine rubs. You can see in the picture I liked to earlier in the post.

Hi Silver,

Referring to your earlier post, you said:

I looked at the front linkage for the handbrake and noticed that the lever between the pull and the cable looks bent downwards so the cable to the rear scrapes the fibreglass.  Is this typical?

If I recall, the reaction lever is a Ford part (Cortina?) and as far as I know, that downward kink is stock.
The kink is to permit some reasonable alignment of the forward cable end with the horseshoe in the tunnel. Note the forward cable end is a slot shape to fit the reaction lever and has very limited ability to 'wiggle' about and conform to a variation in pull angles.
Viewed in side elevation, the cable traces a diagonal path but the reaction lever only moves horizontally. Make sense?

Yes, noted your cable end rubbing on the fibreglass but frankly, I wouldn't worry much. It's annoying but even if it wears through the fibreglass, I can't see much potential for a problem.