Early 28 brake equalizer shaft

mrtexas

mrtexas

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Are there sprigs associated with the early 28 brake equalizer shaft(dogbone)?

Where does A2483 brake cross shaft socket springs (9/16” long; 7/16” diameter) go?

Pictures?
 
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at each end of the 'dog bone' where they rest in corresponding sockets of the cross shafts
 

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Where did you get the springs? What is the gauge of the wire?

Doesn't look like my shaft would hold a spring. Are my cross shafts no good?





The hole is 0.54 at each end.
 
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mrtexas said:
Where did you get the springs? What is the gauge of the wire?.
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I was fortunate, my springs were original and intact in the functioning brake equalizer (adding a dab of grease to them will keep them in place while installing). I don't know the wire gauge and cannot get to mine as they are installed. (I don't recall who i 'stole' the pictures from or i would give them credit):confused:
 
One of mine was broken so I scrounged around for a replacement. Not positive but I think I cut down a valve spring from a Briggs and Stratton engine.
 
I finally got around to installing the above-mentioned springs. As suspected, there were no springs installed previously. They were a little bit of a pain to get into the U-Joint housing sockets but once in they definitely take out play and tighten everything up.
 

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an FYI for the next time around.

if you need that spring in the end of the 1/2shaft. the one in the camshaft plunger is the same diameter, it just needs to be shortened. i think you can make 2 out of that one spring.
 
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