It looks as though I will have to fabricate a Brake Cross Shaft for my M Type. The easiest way will be to TIG the leavers to the tube but I would really like to know how they were originall secured. Also I have a number of photos of cross shafts. On some cars the bearings appear to be simply the 1/8" angle that's fittted to the chassis. On others there is a boss inboard of the bracket which could be either attached to the bracket to provide a longer bearing or maybe it is simply a spacer. can someone please provide info?
I have spoken to a couple of people off line and even though they were unable to provide details of how the leavers were originally secured they were able to confirm the stroke of the leavers is 2 1/2" with the handbrake one being 3 1/2". Since I don't have castings with a boss around the fixing hole I won't have suficient meat to take a pin so I will weld the leavers to my cross shaft. What appears to be important though are the bearings for the shaft. These were originally simply pieces of 3/16" angle plate but if these are replaced with longer, more robust bearings, there is a risk of the cross shaft locking if the chassis twists when being driven over a bumpy road. Original is best! There is one dimension I coulld do with though - do you have the length of the triangular plate that the outer case of the front brake cable is bolted to.
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Posted - 19/02/2008 : 19:28:43
