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Automotive Stud · 11-04-2016, 11:28 AM

Does anyone have a picture or diagram of how the front hand brake cable attaches to the handle under the dash? I have the handle but I don't know if I'm missing parts or what, I don't see how the cable attaches to it. Obviously I don't have a cable to look at either. Thanks!

Bob C · 11-04-2016, 11:50 AM

This is from Vanpelt's site. http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/F...1949-51car.jpg

Bob

Automotive Stud · 11-04-2016, 12:11 PM

Thanks Bob, I had seen that diagram this morning, but my handle isn't slotted for a ball like the above one. Perhaps Mercury is different than Ford?

Automotive Stud · 11-04-2016, 01:40 PM

Perhaps my handle isn't what I think it is. I'll post a picture later. It has a handle identical to '49 Ford, but the dash bracket is actually hinged where it meets the dashboard. On the leading edge, where the cable should attach, it has a cotter pin across the front and a small cam for the return spring to fit into.

rotorwrench · 11-04-2016, 03:41 PM

The 49 Merc is different than the 50/51. It has a lever under the dash that the hand brake control tube is attached to on one end then the lever is pinned to the structure under the dash. The brake cable should have a forked clevis on the end of it that uses a clevis pin to attach to the fulcrum lever.

Bob C · 11-04-2016, 04:46 PM

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Rotorwrench is correct. 1949 cable is 8M-2853 and 1950-51 is OM-2853.

Bob

Automotive Stud · 11-04-2016, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rotorwrench

The 49 Merc is different than the 50/51. It has a lever under the dash that the hand brake control tube is attached to on one end then the lever is pinned to the structure under the dash. The brake cable should have a forked clevis on the end of it that uses a clevis pin to attach to the fulcrum lever.

Yes that sounds more like what I have. Thanks!

51 MERC-CT · 11-05-2016, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by rotorwrench

The 49 Merc is different than the 50/51. It has a lever under the dash that the hand brake control tube is attached to on one end then the lever is pinned to the structure under the dash. The brake cable should have a forked clevis on the end of it that uses a clevis pin to attach to the fulcrum lever.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob C

Rotorwrench is correct. 1949 cable is 8M-2853 and 1950-51 is OM-2853.

Bob

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Originally Posted by Automotive Stud

Yes that sounds more like what I have. Thanks!

Yes, indeed the '49 Merc. E-brake is different than the '50-'51.
This is what it should be.

Automotive Stud · 11-09-2016, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by 51 MERC-CT

Yes, indeed the '49 Merc. E-brake is different than the '50-'51.
This is what it should be.

Thanks! This is what I have. I'm actually adapting it into my A roadster, so I'm trying to figure out what I have to do to make it work and keep the firewall clean.

11-04-2016, 11:28 AM	#1
Automotive Stud Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 903	1949 Mercury hand brake cable? Does anyone have a picture or diagram of how the front hand brake cable attaches to the handle under the dash? I have the handle but I don't know if I'm missing parts or what, I don't see how the cable attaches to it. Obviously I don't have a cable to look at either. Thanks!

11-04-2016, 12:11 PM	#3
Automotive Stud Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 903	Re: 1949 Mercury hand brake cable? Thanks Bob, I had seen that diagram this morning, but my handle isn't slotted for a ball like the above one. Perhaps Mercury is different than Ford?

11-04-2016, 01:40 PM	#4
Automotive Stud Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 903	Re: 1949 Mercury hand brake cable? Perhaps my handle isn't what I think it is. I'll post a picture later. It has a handle identical to '49 Ford, but the dash bracket is actually hinged where it meets the dashboard. On the leading edge, where the cable should attach, it has a cotter pin across the front and a small cam for the return spring to fit into.

11-04-2016, 03:41 PM	#5
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 18,006	Re: 1949 Mercury hand brake cable? The 49 Merc is different than the 50/51. It has a lever under the dash that the hand brake control tube is attached to on one end then the lever is pinned to the structure under the dash. The brake cable should have a forked clevis on the end of it that uses a clevis pin to attach to the fulcrum lever.

11-04-2016, 04:46 PM	#6
Bob C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Cal Posts: 9,598	Re: 1949 Mercury hand brake cable? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Rotorwrench is correct. 1949 cable is 8M-2853 and 1950-51 is OM-2853. Bob Last edited by Bob C; 11-04-2016 at 06:12 PM.