I just finished putting in the new rear 3" wide brake shoes, and 1 1/8" bore wheel cylinders, & new brake hardware. On the left rear brake, I am missing the metal slip shot (or whatever it is called?), which locks the parking brake lead shot to the parking brake lever. I tried to get a replacement part at NAPA, but the sales clerk didn't have a clue to what part I was talking about. Anyone know the correct name for this missing part, or better yet - have a part #?

PS - I tried safety wiring the parking brake shot to the lever, but it didn't work so well.

 

I think it has been talked about before and the only way to get it is to get a new cable. See if they have a new cable there and if you can look at it.

HTH
Glenn

 

Is the part a little horsehoe shaped clip that you pinch around the pin on the E-brake lever in the drum?

 

The round kind can be made from the correct size brass cartridge-casing.

Some cables come with a flat three-sided keeper threaded over the cable, before that lead slug gets crimped on, so it can't get away.

The long coil-spring keeps it pushed against the lever, locking it in place.

A longer piece of thin flat metal can be slotted in such way as to be open on one side, after it is folded around the lever via two 90* bends, with the cable being in the slot and the spring keeping it in place.

I could make one in ten minutes; the trouble is in getting the idea typed in a way that you can envision it.

 

BearKiller, is this kinda what you mean?
look ateh drawing and see if this is what you are describing...

 

YES !! Exactly !!

Thank you.

 

I got one from the dealer they had to order it but it was under a dollar.

 

I beleive Mopar P/N - 04713293 that BC847 posted a while back is the right critter. They cost $3.37 apiece at the dealer.

 

Mini hose clamp works good too!

 

Hose clamp is a good idea...

Last time i did my brakes(90k ago) I tack welded a little plate on each side of the slot to hold the head of the cable in place....

Just did a rear disk conversion this week. I think my clip is still in the recycle bin... you want me to try to fish it out?

 

Hey All,
Thanks for all the feedback on my post! A lot of great input I never would of thought of using a small hose clamp I had some light gauge sheet laying around, so I fabed up mine own shot clip. Thanks for the part # listing! I will keep that handy.