Brake/Clutch return springs
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I'm in the process right now of rebuilding a 1934 ford truck. here is the brake clutch return spring on it. Any feedback from the experts is welcome and very much appreciated. What part would I use to replace this? it looks nothing like anything in the posted photos. I'm assuming it's not stock...
DavidG
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Truck? What sort of truck? The brake cross shaft shown in your photos is for a '33-'34 passenger car or commercial vehicle (including pickups), but not for a big truck and it appears to be complete and original. The spring on the shaft in your photo is primarily for the retraction of the mechanical brake rods and only secondarily for the retraction of the brake pedal, which has a spring (see #11 above) attached to it directly. Nothing in your photos has anything to do with the retraction of the clutch pedal, which has its own retraction spring.
David, Thank you for the reply. As you can tell I'm not a mechanic and have never worked on anything like this before. So I'm feeling my way through this. I've taken apart the entire truck and labeled everything the best I knew how with limited mechanical knowledge. It was a ball of rust when I got it, just cleaning it up repainting, replacing with original the things that are broken or missing based on books and diagrams. That's why I'm here though to learn from you experts. Thanks for your help.
