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cadelec is currently offline  cadelec   Australia
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hello all i am trying to get a working parking brake set up on my coach ex Booby Moores. Bobby removed everything by the looks.
i have replaced the rear discs with a set of drums
and i am going to leave the discs on the middle axle and just use the parking brake on the rear axle
Rob m has sourced a front cable and lever for me and i need to get an intermediate cable manufactured here in Australia
as i do not have any reference to go by can someone post pictures or a diagram of the front cable routing and bracket attachments


Trevor Brisbane Australia Siesta Koala 76 Edgemont (old Bobby Moores) 71 Cadillac Eldo Convert 58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Project
Re: parking brake route [message #327639 is a reply to message #327636] Mon, 01 January 2018 04:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
94nubble is currently offline  94nubble   United States
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Look at page 4-4 in the GMC 78Z Parts Book. http://www.gmcmi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/GMC-78Z-Parts-Book.pdf


Tom McManus
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Re: [GMCnet] parking brake route [message #327640 is a reply to message #327636] Mon, 01 January 2018 04:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Henderson is currently offline  Ken Henderson   United States
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Trevor,

Wouldn't it be simpler to keep Bobby's electric actuator & cables -- what's
wrong with that?

Ken H.




On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 11:35 PM, Trevor Pordage
wrote:

> hello all i am trying to get a working parking brake set up on my coach ex
> Booby Moores. Bobby removed everything by the looks.
> i have replaced the rear discs with a set of drums
> and i am going to leave the discs on the middle axle and just use the
> parking brake on the rear axle
> Rob m has sourced a front cable and lever for me and i need to get an
> intermediate cable manufactured here in Australia
> as i do not have any reference to go by can someone post pictures or a
> diagram of the front cable routing and bracket attachments
> --
> Trevor
> Brisbane Australia
> Siesta Koala 76 Edgemont (old Bobby Moores)
> 71 Cadillac Eldo Convert
> 58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Project
>
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Re: [GMCnet] parking brake route [message #327641 is a reply to message #327640] Mon, 01 January 2018 05:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
USAussie is currently offline  USAussie   United States
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G'day,

I sent Trevor 19 photographs I took of the underside of The Blue Streak showing how the handbrake cables were routed. I had it up on
a lift and he should be able to figure out how to route them.

Regards,
Rob M.
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
USA '77 Kingsley - TZE 267V100808

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Trevor,

Wouldn't it be simpler to keep Bobby's electric actuator & cables -- what's wrong with that?

Ken H.


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Re: [GMCnet] parking brake route [message #327648 is a reply to message #327640] Mon, 01 January 2018 16:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
cadelec is currently offline  cadelec   Australia
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hi Ken
most of bobbys stuff had been removed i assume by the intermediat owner
when i got the coach it had standard disc calipers on all 4 rear wheels
all cables are missing
i swapped a set of discs off of the rear axle for a set of drums with peter bailey in adelaide
as this seemed the easiest way to go
rob M got me a lever and front cable
i am now trying to piece it together


Trevor Brisbane Australia Siesta Koala 76 Edgemont (old Bobby Moores) 71 Cadillac Eldo Convert 58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Project
Re: [GMCnet] parking brake route [message #327650 is a reply to message #327648] Mon, 01 January 2018 16:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
peter bailey is currently offline  peter bailey   Australia
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Trevor,
Do not use the original cable system (cable sliding through 'U' shape steel ala Holden HT-HG). Make your system using pulleys, I used similar pulleys to what is found on cable brakes of trailers and caravans. Yours will be much easier as you don't need pulleys at the bogie end as you are breaking on one axle only.
Peter Bailey
from Ozy (Aussie)
Re: [GMCnet] parking brake route [message #327651 is a reply to message #327650] Mon, 01 January 2018 17:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
cadelec is currently offline  cadelec   Australia
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hi peter
i was planing on using pulleys the previous owner had at one time set up an electric actuator using a seat motor
i doubt if i used this i could get it passed through a roadworthy so this is why i want to go the original equipment as much as possible.
but i am sure pullys will be acceptable.
the PO has placed some pulleys on the outside of the rails at the front where the cables go thru them i hope to retain these but they are homemade and may not be suitable as they may not have a big enough lip.
if these dont work i will source some from the local trailer supply people


Trevor Brisbane Australia Siesta Koala 76 Edgemont (old Bobby Moores) 71 Cadillac Eldo Convert 58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Project
Re: [GMCnet] parking brake route [message #327652 is a reply to message #327648] Mon, 01 January 2018 17:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Henderson is currently offline  Ken Henderson   United States
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Trevor,

Too bad you missed out on Bobby's brake actuator. It was pretty neat, and
effective, using a power seat actuator as a linear actuator to tighten the
cable at the center of the cross-coach cable. Could be that normally
"indoor" motor/gear didn't survive well under the coach though.

Ken H.

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Re: [GMCnet] parking brake route [message #327663 is a reply to message #327650] Tue, 02 January 2018 04:13 Go to previous message
USAussie is currently offline  USAussie   United States
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Peter,

I also sent him all the pictures you sent me of your cable system and links to the sources for the bits here in Australia.

Regards,
Rob M.
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
USA '77 Kingsley - TZE 267V100808



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Subject: Re: [GMCnet] parking brake route

Trevor,
Do not use the original cable system (cable sliding through 'U' shape steel ala Holden HT-HG). Make your system using pulleys, I
used similar pulleys to what is found on cable brakes of trailers and caravans. Yours will be much easier as you don't need pulleys
at the bogie end as you are breaking on one axle only.
Peter Bailey
from Ozy (Aussie)



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