I am building a tbucket using a modern drive train from a Mark VIII.
I have rear calipers from a Cougar IRS which is the same as Mark VIII and SC Thunderbird.
I am having a challenge figuring out how the parking brake works. I bought the brakes separately so I didn't see how they were installed. After looking at manuals for Cougar, Thunderbird, and Mark VIII, it seems that the moving part of the parking cable is set in a non-moving part of the caliper and the outer casing (non-moving) is set in the moving part of the parking brake spring.
http://repairguide.autozone.com/zne...0c152/80/06/be/41/medium/0900c1528006be41.gif
In other words, I can seem to make it work. I know I am doing something wrong. I am hoping someone could offer some advice please.
If we look at all other parking brakes:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c232/rallyered/cable3.jpg~original
The moving part of the cable (inner cable) is fixed into a sprung lever (parking brake lever).
I have rear calipers from a Cougar IRS which is the same as Mark VIII and SC Thunderbird.
I am having a challenge figuring out how the parking brake works. I bought the brakes separately so I didn't see how they were installed. After looking at manuals for Cougar, Thunderbird, and Mark VIII, it seems that the moving part of the parking cable is set in a non-moving part of the caliper and the outer casing (non-moving) is set in the moving part of the parking brake spring.
http://repairguide.autozone.com/zne...0c152/80/06/be/41/medium/0900c1528006be41.gif
In other words, I can seem to make it work. I know I am doing something wrong. I am hoping someone could offer some advice please.
If we look at all other parking brakes:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c232/rallyered/cable3.jpg~original
The moving part of the cable (inner cable) is fixed into a sprung lever (parking brake lever).