Sorry I didn't clarify that the column shift which had to be moved "outside"
(toward the drivers door) by 2 or 3 inches to clear the headers) ... and that
this MIGHT have complicated the "interference" of the travel-arc of the
brake-booster arm when applying the brakes... Hopes this helps with your
answers
Zach
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Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Brake and Trans linkage problem
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 13:37:33 -0400
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Never mind me trying to type something that I don't know about... you go ahead
and answer... just make sure to clarify that the column shift had to be moved
"outside" (toward the drivers door) by 2 or 3 inches to clear the headers)...
and that this MIGHT have complicated the "interference" of the travel-arc of
the brake-booster arm when applying the brakes...
((( NOT that we would change things - we had no choice because of the headers
- but thinking about it now, if the column COULD have stayed "original"
location, I'd bet that we wouldn't have had the interference problem... but
since we wanted the headers and the column, this is just another wrinkle to
iron out... )))
Might also mention something about the "mis_aligned" brake pedal (firewall
penetration to the booster arm)... which is necessary for clearance between
the booster-arm's travel-arc and the engine...
The other guy that responded (with the pics of the bucket seats) needs to
understand that it's COLUMN shift - not floor shift...
As far as solving the mis_alignment between the pedal and the booster-arm, we
should be able to drill a new hole like we did for the column, and move the
pedal to PROPERLY fit the booster-arm (patching the firewall hole later with
all the other ones)... But the obvious and most important trick - right now -
is the column-tranny shift linkage... I don't think that the 1 inch (maybe)
that we'd move the pedal, would really solve that much - maybe even make more
- interference...
And, speaking of firewall holes... need to think of some kind of bushing or
grommet to keep the brake pedal from "wobbling" around the hole and rubbing
metal-to-metal against the firewall... and thinking back to the accelerator
cable, from the pedal to the carb, even though the cable is "inside another
cable", having the sharp edges of the hole rub the outer cable jacket will cut
and damage that cable, if nothing else than the vibration when the engine is
running and the body is "bouncing" from bumpy roads, unless we have a grommet
there, also...
Sounds like we might have to have to take another look at different shift
linkage options... either the "cable" thing for Fords... or a SPECIALIZED
catalog from Lokar or Kugel... (I'll check out the internet this afternoon
for Lokar and Kugel... or do you have those specialty catalogs already)
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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