Emergency Brake Handle in M38A1

Hello all, I have a 1953 M38A1 that I'm working on and ran across a problem. I'm installing a Warn Overdrive and it appears the OD housing sits right where the E-brake rod comes down through the floor from the handle mounted between the seats.

Does anyone have an easy fix for re-rerouting the Emergency brake rod or will I have to get creative with fabrication? Does anyone make a kit for this?

Thanks!

Rob
Stanwood, WA

 

couldint you just switch over to the pull handle kind that is mounted on the dash? like in the cj5's? somone else wil have to chime in because the e brake assy may be different

 

If you arent to perticular why dont you go to a 1/8 in. cable system...Or change it over to a CJ5 brake system like ******* suggested...

 

I'll have to research the conversion but looking underneath my '53 M38A1 and a friend's '55 cj-5, it looks like the whole E-brake assembly is different on the two. Lever, drum and brake shoes appear different. It looks like it might get expensive to switch E-brake systems. If anyone knows for sure, I'd love your input as well. Thanks!

 

The M38A1 uses a clamping style with pads on the inside and out side of the drum. CJ5 uses a drum brake style. Difficut to convert and find all the pieces and you have to find a CJ5 tranfercase output houseing.

The rod on the M38A1 pulls straight up on the lever to apply the brake.
You may be able to drill a new hole in the arm or make a rod with acouple of bends in it.