DMC 1450 Parking Brake Setup

[Kmcbride]

Something about my parking brake setup just doesn’t seem right. I am trying to put it back together after it being apart for two years. The illustration in the manual is very faded and I can’t quite see it clearly. Can anyone tell me what is wrong here or even post up pictures of your setup? It’s the silver wedges behind the handle that seem incorrect.

 

[BearGap]

Mine’s a 1981. The brake looks stock and works fine. Hope this helps.
Dan

 

[BearGap]

Better pictures.

 

[Kmcbride]

Thanks BearGap. It doesn’t appear that yours have the wedges behind it. Maybe they don’t belong there then. Any idea where they went?

 

[BearGap]

I’m not sure. It looks like your cab has a lot more structure than mine. Is that a roll cage? I wonder if it’s factory...
I’m a relative newcomer to all this stuff. I just had the good luck/misfortune of buying #1415 that had a very tough life. It’s like I adopted a stray cat with a really bad carfax report...
Dan

 

[Kmcbride]

Figured it must be a spacer to push the brake handle away from the “roll cage”. If I remove it, I can’t get my hand around the handle. Duh!