356 A parking brake parts

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Erik Thomas
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356 A parking brake parts

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I have been wondering about the parking brake "slider" which links the two shoes, and the parking brake lever connected to the rear brake shoe. ( top part in the picture ) In all the sets I have seen, this is one part used both sides. The levers themselves are sided L or R. Kind of bothers me as there is clearly a radiuses tab on one side that indexes to a brake spring, yet, am I supposed to ignore that on the other side when assembled? For most of my adult life, I have been assembling them one facing up, and one facing down.

So, for those of you in the know, I am missing something here ? Should I have mirror imaged parts? ? Or, did this change over time, with the sided part deleted to simplify parts list?

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Re: 356 A parking brake parts

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No; they are LEFT and RIGHT.

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Re: 356 A parking brake parts

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Vic:

Thanks, I am now enlightened. I will now seek out the mirror imaged parts..

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Re: 356 A parking brake parts

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Part numbers for the Push Bar (356, 356A, and 356B):
356.42.197 = Left
356.42.198 = Right

Part numbers are stamped in each bar.
Left-side bar is at top and right bar is at bottom in photos below.
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356.42.197= Left Push bar<br />356.42.198 =Right Push bar
356.42.197= Left Push bar
356.42.198 =Right Push bar
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