parking brake cable routing

[Howard H.]

Does the parking brake cables go above or below the rear springs on a 58. Can't seem to find a reference for this.
Howard Hiller 46797

[Thomas H.]

Re: parking brake cable routing

Does the parking brake cables go above or below the rear springs on a 58. Can't seem to find a reference for this.
Howard Hiller 46797

Below the rear spring

[Howard H.]

Re: parking brake cable routing

Thanks Thomas;
I thought they went below but just put an original set of springs on my car and noticed both springs had a worn area on the top leaf where the cables would have been if routed over the top.

[David Z.]

Re: parking brake cable routing

The '60 AIM is a bit tricky to decipher due to the dotted lines for the hose routing but it looks like the flex hose goes above the spring. On our '60, they were above the spring when we got it. Don't know if that is correct or not but it agrees Howard's observation of a worn area on top of the spring.

[Thomas H.]

Re: parking brake cable routing

Interesting.....

Here is a pic from my 60, bought from the original owner. Rear, springs or cable were never out of the car. I used this car as a reference for many things when I did the 58.

[David Z.]

Re: parking brake cable routing

Thanks Tom. I lightened up the image a bit. That seems to put the hose in a vulnerable position for road hazards.

thoyer '60 rear brake hose.jpg

[Rod K.]

Re: parking brake cable routing

Dave, et al, if I may offer the following: I have a '57 and wrestled with this issue a bit. You'll notice the end flanges on the axle housing are "clocked" (rotated) maybe 20*-30* from square to the world, CCW on the dr side, opp on pass side. I believe I recall seeing somewhere the reason for this was bc the Corvette spring locations were further outboard laterally than passenger cars, reducing the gap between the spring and brake backing plate and the available space for routing the parking cable. The backing plates were clocked to allow the parking brake cables to pass under the spring and align without kinking as they entered the rear brakes. Routing the cables under the springs aligns them nicely while over the spring puts a nice (?) kink in them (see the pic in post #3). BTW, the cable housing is a steel sheath and the rubber hose over the outside is intended as a "rub" guard, it serves no function as a "hose". Hope this helps.

[Thomas H.]

Re: parking brake cable routing

Latest JG has a picture of a rearend assy. If you look real close you'll see the brake cable under the spring on the pass side.

Also there are several pics in Nolad's book showing under spring routing. Page 225 has what looks like an image from the AIM showing the same.

Just checking my available resources to make sure I'm not spewing incorrect info................

Tom

[David Z.]

Re: parking brake cable routing

Rod and Tom,
Thanks for the further info and refs to photos. I agree that the cable should be routed under the spring. Photo C-6-13 in the JG shows it clearly and that diagram in Noland's Vol. 1 shows it nicely also. That's a job for much cooler weather or the next owner. Triple digits here are getting real old and my garage is not "climate controlled".
Thanks for keeping me on the straight and narrow!