Rocky Mountain/ Hand Brake question?

[George Hand]

Working on a 26/7 sedan for a friend at the Florida Flywheelers Park, it has an accessory brake system installed, the hand brake lever has no lever spring in the handle, or an accessory spring hooking the pawl control rod and hooked over the end of the cross shaft. Is this the way it should be? George

[Norman Kling]

No!!!! It should have the regular hand brake and adjusted so that the parking brake comes on first and the second notch locks both the parking brake and the Rocky Mountain brake. The foot pedal should have either a tab welded to it or a replacement pedal made for the Rocky Mountain brake. With the foot pedal first adjust the brake band in the transmission to apply tight at 1" to 1 1/2". Then adjust the Rocky Mountain brake to apply with the pedal down about one inch. That way if you push hard on the pedal it will apply both Ford brake band and Rocky Mountain brake. Note be sure you can push it hard enough to apply the Ford brakes because the current type Rocky Mountain brake only works going forward and if you roll back you need the Ford brake and or the Ford parking brake.
Your How does your friend park on a hill with no parking brake pawl?
I wonder what kind of accessory brake your friend has?
Norm

[speedytinc]

Working on a 26/7 sedan for a friend at the Florida Flywheelers Park, it has an accessory brake system installed, the hand brake lever has no lever spring in the handle, or an accessory spring hooking the pawl control rod and hooked over the end of the cross shaft. Is this the way it should be? George

Thats an acceptable replacement for a broken/weak lever leaf spring.

[George Hand]

Norn, thank you for the response, my friend bought the car from another site holder here in the "Flywheeler" park, the current owner has driven it but I have not, just doing some Maintenace & replacing the add on starter solenoid, getting it ready for the February 4 day show here and daily parade. I will look what position the band anchor is in (and report back) and install an Accessary Pawl Spring, I keep such things in my spare parts tote that travels with me back and forth between New York & Florida. George