Re: [Chrysler300] One more hand brake question, plus a wiper one!!?

["Dave Schwandt" <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The 61-62 book shows different shoe/lining for powerflite trans & 3 speed 
t/flite. May be that is the difference and you have got the wrong shoes.

Dave S.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Schwandt" <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <george@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; <tchvapil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "christopher beilby" 
<thelastbestgenius@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] One more hand brake question, plus a wiper one!!?


> I'm not sure which car we are talking about here, but the F has a cable
> adjusting nut where it comes through the firewall and attaches to the foot
> lever assly. If the the car was at one time all taken apart, this would 
> have
> probably been disassembled also and perhaps needs further adjusting at 
> that
> point.
>
> The F service manual has an excellent illustration of that end of the 
> cable
> and how it all goes together.
>
> It seems to me that a lot of these questions that pop up here on the 
> server
> from time to time can be readily answered by simply consulting the service
> manual for the respective car.
>
> Dave Schwandt
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "christopher beilby" <thelastbestgenius@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <george@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; <tchvapil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 1:53 AM
> Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] One more hand brake question, plus a wiper 
> one!!?
>
>
>>
>> I have maybe missed it if someone has already suggested this, but isn't
>> there a narrow steel tube with a flared out end that the cable adjuster
>> nut bears up against - is this steel tube/sleeve in the trans of this
>> car - it might have fallen out, and then the cable will appear way too
>> long, or not enough adjustment possible?! The cable must be passed 
>> through
>> it as it enters the trans, this sleeved bit fitted to the bit the cable
>> goes into.
>>
>> Christopher Australia
>> and ps 1 - can any of those cable shortners suggested work on cable of
>> 300s, as it near fully enclosed from memory??!
>> ps 2 - any simple reason why a 300 wiper won't turn off once key on acc 
>> or
>> ignition positions?! - like is is it lack off an earth??!  other 
>> reasons??
>>
>>
>> CC: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> To: tchvapil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> From: george@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:32:48 -0700
>> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] One more hand brake question
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Then dont buy the ones in eBay... They are about 1/2 of the correct
>> thinkness to start with.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone 4
>>
>> On Feb 12, 2011, at 3:38 PM, Tom Chvapil <tchvapil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks to everyone for their replies.
>>> I was going to replace the shoes mainly because we can't get enough
>>> adjustment from the cable on the parking brake to hold the car.....When
>>> maxed out, the shoes barely touch, and they look like they have about
>>> half of the meat left on them. So, I thought getting a new set would
>>> solve the problem, but now I am wondering if I have something else going
>>> on there. Maybe shortening the cable a bit would help?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Tom
>>>
>>> Tom Chvapil
>>> Tucson,Az
>>> tchvapil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>
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