timothypaul

Hi All. I can’t remember how to mount the emergency brake plates on my rear drums.

71 Cutlass Supreme

oldcutlass

This is why you should take one side apart at a time or take pictures. The lever goes behind the brake shoe and the brake adjuster goes in front.

joe_padavano

Tab A at the top of the e-brake link goes into Slot B on the brake shoe.

timothypaul

You know, you are exactly right. I took a million pictures and somehow did not get this shot. I even knew before hand this would be an issue, and the dang thing fell out before I could see it. I had taken off both sides, because my actual issue was not getting fluid to the wheel cylinders. I figured while I had it apart I would redo the brakes anyway, so was more focused on removing the wheel cylinder to see if there was fluid going through the lines.

timothypaul

Thanks Joe, it was funny, I got confused because I was looking at the pinned post, and his emergency brake was on the right, and mine was on the left. It said passenger side, so I was sure I was doing something wrong !!! But I wasn’t, - I got it now !!!! :-)

Also, I had purchased a “complete kit” from Summit Racing, but they sent the wrong one, so that helped in the confusion.