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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1966 Mustang => Topic started by: CCP on June 11, 2018, 03:04:29 PM

Title: Parking brake handle
Post by: CCP on June 11, 2018, 03:04:29 PM: Hi guys. I ordered a new parking brake handle for a '66 i'm working on, but can't figure out how to get the old one off. It's just the plastic end that says ' BRAKE'. I see a pin, but no way to drive it out. Is there a trick to this?

Thanks, Pete.
Title: Re: Parking brake handle
Post by: jwc66k on June 11, 2018, 04:05:08 PM: After the handle is out of the car, use brute force, a cold chisel, a medium size hammer, a bench vice and finally a 1/16 inch drift pin.
Jim
Title: Re: Parking brake handle
Post by: CCP on June 11, 2018, 04:35:52 PM: Not sure what you are saying. Just break the old handle off in pieces? Seems kind of medieval.
Title: Re: Parking brake handle
Post by: midlife on June 11, 2018, 06:24:32 PM: Drive the pin inwards and then pull the remnants of the handle off. Install the new handle, new roll pin (or re-use the old one if you can find it), and you're good to go.
Title: Re: Parking brake handle
Post by: Bossbill on June 11, 2018, 06:37:21 PM: Depending on how well the pin is in there it's often easier to do this with the p/b assembly, including cable, out of the car.

That way you have a way of supporting the rod in a bench vise to drive out the pin. I often use the bench vise as a cradle -- not clamping the item in, but cradling it between the jaws.

It might be best to have a piece of soft wood under the rod near the pin when you drive in the pin.
Title: Re: Parking brake handle
Post by: rrenz on June 11, 2018, 07:41:15 PM: Just did mine not long ago. As mentioned its best to take the whole unit out of the car and put it on a vice to drive that pin out. Mine didn't take much force.
Title: Re: Parking brake handle
Post by: CCP on June 12, 2018, 09:03:44 AM: The assembly was already out of the car, and yes, it was much easier. Did as suggested and drove the old pin in and it worked like a charm!
You guys are the best.

Thanks, Pete.
Title: Re: Parking brake handle
Post by: CCP on June 13, 2018, 08:57:12 AM: Pulled the handle for the first time and it broke in my hand. Junk, just garbage. I am never ordering anything from that company again!
Title: Re: Parking brake handle
Post by: jwc66k on June 13, 2018, 02:30:42 PM: Quote from: CCP on June 13, 2018, 08:57:12 AM
Pulled the handle for the first time and it broke in my hand. Junk, just garbage. I am never ordering anything from that company again!
For reference, what company? The "supplier" (who you bought it from), or the "actual manufacturer"?
Jim
Title: Re: Parking brake handle
Post by: rrenz on June 13, 2018, 03:13:57 PM: Had the same concern with mine. Haven’t had a issue in the last couple years. Believe mine came from NPD. Was figuring if the new one broke I’d just restore my original however it’s held up well.
Title: Re: Parking brake handle
Post by: CCP on June 13, 2018, 04:19:10 PM: Tossed the box away, but the supplier was Larry's. It seems that everything I have gotten from them is lower end, hobby quality junk.