Dash brace spring

[swaq]

When I took apart my dashboard there was a spring connected to the cross brace thing. Now I'm putting it back together and I'm not confident that I've found the right place to attach it to. I took pictures along the way, but none of them show the spring. I've attached a picture of where I think it connects to, but it I remember it being tighter when I took it off... Anyone know if this is the right place to attach it? If anyone has a picture of it that would be great too. Thanks!

(Just out of curiousity, does anyone know what purpose the spring serves?)

 

[ForcedTorque]

That's a really dark picture! I'll look in the morning to see if I can help.

 

[Dirgle]

It goes from the cross brace to the brake pedal. I have mine apart right now and can take a picture for you tomorrow if you don't find where it goes by then.

 

[swaq]

It goes from the cross brace to the brake pedal. I have mine apart right now and can take a picture for you tomorrow if you don't find where it goes by then.

Thanks. I was wondering if it might hook to the pedal, but I couldn't see where it would attach. I'll have to look again after work. Is there a correct direction for the spring? One hook is longer than the other.

 

[Dirgle]

The long hook goes to the cross brace, I'll try to grab a pic after work.

 

[ForcedTorque]

I checked mine out at lunch. My brake pedal is sitting in the floor right next to the spring. I guess I will have to pay attention to the outcome of this, as I am installing that brake pedal in my new shell soon. If I get it installed, and spring hung before you get it solved, I will post a picture.

 

[swaq]

Okay, so I see a pin that goes through the brake pedal lever. I take it that is what I hook on to? Do I attach to the left side then (the side with the clip)? That's what this picture seems to imply:
http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_U_1991_TOYOTA_SUPRA_MA70L-BJMVZA_4701.html

 

[IJ.]

 

[swaq]

Thanks Ian. Looks like it's on the left side of that pin and the short side of the hook attaches to the brace bar. I've hooked it up now, tomorrow the dash pad goes back in, hopefully I'm not forgetting anything...

 

[IJ.]

From memory there's a notch to locate the spring in a bracket on the bar...

 

[Zumtizzle]

there is.

 

[Dirgle]

Yep

 

[swaq]

Thanks. That's where I connected mine. I took a couple pictures too, but you were able to get a closer shot.