Could some kind soul please post a photo of how this %$#&* aftermarket spring is supposed to be mounted on the hand brake? I'm not talking about the standard flat spring inside the handle portion. Rather, I'm referring to the one that has a loop and long wire ending in a hook. I assume the hook drapes over the bottom of the hand brake assembly, but the loop has me stumped, as it fits nothing very well. A drawing of how this spring should be installed would have been a nice touch by the manufacturer, don't you think?
Thanks!
Marshall
The small hook should attach to the pawl/rod and big end goes around the brake shaft. The big end should unlatch so you can work it over the shaft then re-latch it.
Someone posted a picture of it installed but I can't find it.
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/118802/123356.html
All I could find is this homemade version but the installation is the same.
I have one on my '14. Makes a more firm feeling when pulled back when used in the emergency brake position. Also a good accessory when the teeth are worn.
They really do work well. However, they seem like to be impossible to install until you figure out the trick. Once you do, they are incredibly easy to install and work great. I just wish I could remember what the trick was right off the top of my head...
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, all!!! Your advice and posted photo were just what I needed - and probably others out there in Model T Land. Unhooking the loop never occurred to me. I thought that was just way the loop was formed from the wire itself. Now it all makes sense.
Thanks again, Guys!
Marshall
Here's the home made version. A spring from the local hardware store and a little baling wire to hold it on. Less than a dollar.
Those springs for the home made version cost $9 here.
Steve, please take another bit of that wire and make a cotter pin for that nut.
I noticed that too, when I looked at the picture. Fortunately I have oodles of auction-plunder cotter pins.