1952 F1 Handbrake Woes part two

 Just getting over a nasty virus and decided rather than sit there like a stunned mullet beside the heater, I'd venture out in the garage and pull the handbrake to bits, as you do. I discovered this about the pawl

Looks like a burred over pawl. Probably has a lot to do with my problem. It has definitely seen better days.

Poor pawl (pitiful me). Heheh, yes I am a bit of a Zevon fan.

You can buy new pawls from a couple of locations in the USA, but I don't like paying over $100 for postage for something that will fit in a matchbox.  So, I dragged out the Unimig welder and dusted it off.

There was a time when I thought my days of messing with old trucks had come to an end, and I even put things like the welder up for sale. Good thing I didn't because it came in handy for welding some metal back on that tired old pawl. I put it together with the spring which seems okay and dummy tested it. So far so good. Tomorrow, if I get some time, I will weld up that area where the ratchet teeth thing pivots with the handle (seen above) as I think this could also be causing issues with the handbrake not engaging with the teeth.